Boeing 737-9 N37531 accident near Hebron, Kentucky, September 7, 2023
Boeing 737-9, registration N37531, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Hebron, Kentucky on September 7, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA23LA445 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 39 minutes of the flight after departing the Cincinnati Intl area (KCVG), reaching a maximum of 38,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 12:02 UTC, at 38,000 ft and 439 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 24 km from Paris/Henry Cnty (KPHT).
The nearest weather report, from KPHT (24 km away), showed wind 230° at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, no ceiling reported, weather: BR (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737MAX 9 registered in United States (Mode S A44939).
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
- September 7, 2023
- Location
- Hebron, Kentucky
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-9
- Registration
- N37531
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA23LA445 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Cincinnati Intl (KCVG)
- Nearest airport
- Paris/Henry Cnty (KPHT)
- Recorded flight
- 39 min, max 38,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 12:02 UTC, 38,000 ft, 439 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 DCA23LA445; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.