DCA26WA239

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A380 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · June 20, 2026

Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · Foreign
Date
June 20, 2026, 05:43 local (05:43 UTC)
Place
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Injuries
430 uninjured
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
A6-EEXAirbus A380
Defining event
Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
GE Aerospace, Federal Aviation Administration, UAE Air Accident Investigation Sector (AAIS)
Case key
203207

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

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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.

Powerplant sys/comp malf/failTakeoff-rejected takeoffAll aircraft: 820 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
A6-EEX
Reported as
Airbus A380
Category
Airplane
Serial number
154
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Emirates
Registered owner
Emirates
Destination
MXP · Milan, OF
Airport
DXB · Dubai International Airport, runway 30R