# NTSB DCA26WA239: Airbus A380, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 20, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: June 20, 2026, 05:43 local (05:43 UTC)
- Place: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 430 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: GE Aerospace, Federal Aviation Administration, UAE Air Accident Investigation Sector (AAIS)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA239
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203207/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA239

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: A6-EEX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

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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