Boeing 777 D-ALFJ accident near Frankfurt, Germany, April 5, 2023
Boeing 777, registration D-ALFJ, operated by Lufthansa Cargo Airlines, was involved in an incident near Frankfurt, Germany on April 5, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23WA242 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 34 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 32,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:38 UTC, at 1,750 ft and 163 knots, descending at 960 feet per minute, about 6 km from Wiesbaden (ETOU).
The nearest weather report, from ETOU (6 km away), showed wind 120° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 777 F1H registered in Germany (Mode S 3C70CA).
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
- April 5, 2023
- Location
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777
- Registration
- D-ALFJ
- Operator
- Lufthansa Cargo Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA242 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Wiesbaden (ETOU)
- Recorded flight
- 34 min, max 32,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 11:38 UTC, 1,750 ft, 163 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 DCA23WA242; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.