American Airlines: Boeing 737-800, N841NN and Airbus A321-231, N982VJ; Accident occurred September 30, 2017 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA), District of Columbia

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Washington, District of Columbia

http://registry.faa.gov/N841NN

NTSB Identification: DCA17CA214A
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of American Airlines
Accident occurred Saturday, September 30, 2017 in Washington DC, DC
Aircraft: BOEING 737 823, registration: N841NN


NTSB investigators will use data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator, and will not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

American Airlines Inc:  http://registry.faa.gov/N982VJ

NTSB Identification: DCA17CA214B
Scheduled 14 CFR Part 121: Air Carrier operation of American Airlines
Accident occurred Saturday, September 30, 2017 in Washington DC, DC
Aircraft: AIRBUS A321 231, registration: N982VJ


NTSB investigators will use data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator, and will not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

Flight AAL419 aircraft and N841NN Boeing B737 American Airlines flight AAL1533: Aircraft had wingtips strike during taxi to gate. No injuries. Damage to be determined.

Date: 30-SEP-17
Time: 14:49:00Z
Regis#: N982VJ
Aircraft Make: AIRBUS
Aircraft Model: A321
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES
Flight Number: AAL419
City: WASHINGTON
State: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

WASHINGTON (WSVN) — A passenger airplane coming from Miami collided with another jet at the Washington Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., Saturday morning.

The two American Airlines planes came in contact with each other on the tarmac just before 11 a.m., after the wingtip of one plane clipped the back of the other.

Video shot by 7News reporter Walter Morris, whose flight had landed at the time of the collision, shows the wingtip was left dangling in the air after the incident.

“It was shocking because we were sitting there, and everyone was looking around like, ‘Did that just happen?’ And then I looked over, and I saw a piece of the airplane wing on the tarmac and another piece just dangling,” said Morris.

In a statement, American Airlines said, “This morning at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA), the wingtip of American Flight 1533 came in contact with another American aircraft, Flight 419, near the gate area. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience, and are rebooking passengers on other aircraft, as our maintenance evaluates the damage.”

Passengers were placed on another flight as aircraft maintenance crews came out to evaluate the damage.

Both planes were later towed away. No injuries were reported.

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