DCA26WA294

NTSB occurrence investigation · Airbus A380 · Grapevine, TX · July 21, 2026

Occurrence · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
July 20, 2026, 20:07 local (Jul 21, 2026, 01:07 UTC)
Place
Grapevine, TX
Injuries
250 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
G-XLEEAirbus A380
Defining event
Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Parties
British Airways
Case key
203486

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
G-XLEE
Reported as
Airbus A380
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
British Airways
Registered owner
British Airways
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Destination
LHR · London, OF
Airport
DFW · Dallas-Fort Worth Intl, runway 18L/36R, 13,401 × 200 ft, concrete