Boeing 777-224 N79011 accident near Sacramento, California, March 21, 2023
Boeing 777-224, registration N79011, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Sacramento, California on March 21, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA23LA213 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 79 minutes of the flight after departing the San Francisco Intl area (KSFO), reaching a maximum of 35,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:59 UTC, at 33,000 ft and 522 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 51 km from Hawthorne Muni (KHTH).
The nearest weather report, from KHTH (51 km away), showed wind 300° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 777 224ER registered in United States (Mode S AABA9A).
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
- March 21, 2023
- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777-224
- Registration
- N79011
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA23LA213 (Completed)
- Departure area
- San Francisco Intl (KSFO)
- Nearest airport
- Hawthorne Muni (KHTH)
- Recorded flight
- 79 min, max 35,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:59 UTC, 33,000 ft, 522 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case DCA23LA213; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.