Boeing 737-890 N516AS accident near Santa Ana, California, August 20, 2023
Boeing 737-890, registration N516AS, operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an accident near Santa Ana, California on August 20, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23FA417 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 157 minutes of the flight after departing the Seattle-Tacoma Intl area (KSEA), reaching a maximum of 39,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 06:14 UTC, at 250 ft and 136 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 1 km from Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt (KSNA).
The nearest weather report, from KSNA (1 km away), showed visibility 2 miles, ceiling 1,100 ft, weather: +RA BR (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 890/W registered in United States (Mode S A677CA).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- August 20, 2023
- Location
- Santa Ana, California
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-890
- Registration
- N516AS
- Operator
- Alaska Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23FA417 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA)
- Nearest airport
- Santa Ana/Wayne Arpt (KSNA)
- Recorded flight
- 157 min, max 39,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 06:14 UTC, 250 ft, 136 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case DCA23FA417; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.