DCA26WA137

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Schiphol, Netherlands · February 21, 2026

AccidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
February 21, 2026, 07:30 local (06:30 UTC)
Place
Schiphol, Netherlands · airport coordinates
Phase of flight
Pushback/towing
Aircraft
PH-BCLBoeing 737PH-BGCBoeing 737
Defining event
Pushback/towing: Ground collision
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202509

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Boeing 737

Ground collisionPushback/towingAll aircraft: 618 casesDefining event

Aircraft · 2

Registration
PH-BCL
Reported as
Boeing 737 (800)
Category
Airplane
Engines
Cfmi CFM56-7B, turbo fanCfmi CFM56-7B, turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registered owner
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Airport
EHAM · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Registration
PH-BGC
Reported as
Boeing 737 (800)
Category
Airplane
Engines
Cfmi CFM56-7B, turbo fanCfmi CFM56-7B, turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registered owner
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport