DCA26WA330

NTSB accident investigation · Airbus A321 · Mascot, Australia · August 8, 2026

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 9, 2026, 07:20 local (Aug 8, 2026, 21:20 UTC)
Place
Mascot, Australia
Injuries
1 serious, 3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
VH-VQJAirbus A321A7-BEUBoeing 777
Defining event
Taxi: Ground handling event
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
203677

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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 · 2

Registration
VH-VQJ
Reported as
Airbus A321 (232)
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Jetstar Airways
Registered owner
Jetstar Airways
Registration
A7-BEU
Reported as
Boeing 777 (3DZER)
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Qatar Airways
Registered owner
Qatar Airways