# NTSB OPS26LA036: Boeing 737-7CT, N566WN, Orlando, FL, April 8, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: April 8, 2026, 10:37 local (14:37 UTC)
- Place: Orlando, FL · About 15 miles southwest of MCO
- Coordinates: 28.407329, -81.413735 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4073&lon=-81.4137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining events: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260); [Enroute-climb to cruise: Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260); [Enroute-climb to cruise: Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260)
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Operational Factors Division
- Parties: NATCA, FAA - PC, NATCA - PC, FAA - EIM, FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OPS26LA036
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202803/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS26LA036

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Boeing 737-7CT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260/sequence.md?model=13844NE), [All aircraft, 96 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260) (defining event), aircraft 2; cases with it: [Boeing 737-7H4, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260/sequence.md?model=1384404), [All aircraft, 96 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260) (defining event), aircraft 3; cases with it: [Textron 560XL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260/sequence.md?model=2076710), [All aircraft, 96 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100), aircraft 3; cases with it: [Textron 560XL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md?model=2076710), [All aircraft, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md)

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N566WN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N566WN), registered now, S/N 32753, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7CT
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-7CT](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7ct) (registry code 13844NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-7B24 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b24-series) (registry code 13044, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32753
- Year built: 2002
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Southwest Airlines Co
- Registered owner: Southwest Airlines Co
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: MCO, Orlando, FL
- Destination: PBI, Palm Beach, FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Data recorder

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N226WN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N226WN), registered now, S/N 32494, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7H4
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-7H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (registry code 1384404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32494
- Year built: 2005
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Southwest Airlines Co
- Registered owner: Southwest Airlines Co
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: MCO, Orlando, FL
- Destination: RSW, Fort Myers, FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Equipment: Data recorder, Auto-pilot, ADS-B

## Aircraft 3

- Registration: [N887PC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N887PC), registered now, S/N 560-6252, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 560XL
- Registry model: [Textron 560XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-560xl) (registry code 2076710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545c) (registry code 52188, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 560-6252
- Year built: 2018
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 91 subpart K
- Operator: Pcj LLC, doing business as Jet Linx
- Registered owner: Pcj LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: MLB, Melbourne, FL
- Destination: IND, Indianapolis, IN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 16 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.08 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KMCO, 5 nm away
- METAR: METAR KMCO 081353Z 06016G20KT 10SM FEW026 SCT048 BKN100 22/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02170172

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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