# NTSB DCA26LA150: Boeing 737-824, N27213, Denver, CO, March 6, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: March 6, 2026, 15:24 local (22:24 UTC)
- Place: Denver, CO · Google lat/long KDEN airport
- Coordinates: 39.856876, -104.67502 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8569&lon=-104.6750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 136 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Parties: AeroMag GSP, United Airlines Sr Investigator, FAA AVP-110
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26LA150
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202612/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA150

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 737-824, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=13844BZ), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27213](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27213), registered now, S/N 28773, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-824
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-824](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-824) (registry code 13844BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28773
- Year built: 1998
- Airframe hours: 83873
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines Inc
- Registered owner: United Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, January 7, 2026
- Destination: KBNA, Nashville, TN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DEN, Denver Intl
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 0.5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.80 inHg
- Observed at: KDEN, 1 nm away
- METAR: SPECI KDEN 061507Z 01007KT 1/2SM R35L/5000VP6000FT SN FG OVC005 00/M01 A2980 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1 3/4 P0002 T00001006=

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260306010659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260306010659A), Mar 6, 2026: Boeing 737-824, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. On March 6, 2026, about 1024 mountain standard time (MST), united airlines (ual) flight 605, a Boeing 737-824, [privacy data omitted], collided with two…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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