Boeing 777 G-VIIK accident near London, United Kingdom, May 8, 2023
Boeing 777, registration G-VIIK, operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident near London, United Kingdom on May 8, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23WA283 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 54 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 39,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 08:37 UTC, at 200 ft and 138 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 3 km from London/Heathrow Intl (EGLL).
The nearest weather report, from EGLL (3 km away), showed wind 200° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,100 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 777 236ER registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 400683).
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
- May 8, 2023
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777
- Registration
- G-VIIK
- Operator
- British Airways
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA283 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- London/Heathrow Intl (EGLL)
- Recorded flight
- 54 min, max 39,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 08:37 UTC, 200 ft, 138 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 DCA23WA283; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.