No fatalities

AIRBUS A330 accident at Newark, NJ, 31 Dec 2021

Newark, NJ, United States

On December 31, 2021, an AIRBUS A330 operated by Turkish Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near Newark, NJ. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: Turkish Airlines flightcrew’ s misperception of the distance to safely pass the stopped Republic Airways airplane. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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AIRBUS A330
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Probable cause

Turkish Airlines flightcrew’ s misperception of the distance to safely pass the stopped Republic Airways airplane.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Flight crew