Boeing 747 B-2425 accident near Bangkok, Thailand, May 29, 2023
Boeing 747, registration B-2425, operated by China Cargo Airlines, was involved in an incident near Bangkok, Thailand on May 29, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23WA325 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 69 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 33,250 ft. The last recorded position was at 10:10 UTC, on the ground, about 3 km from Bangkok/Suvarnabhumi Arpt (VTBS).
The nearest weather report, from VTBS (3 km away), showed wind 350° at 5 knots, visibility 0.5 miles, ceiling 4,000 ft, weather: +TSRA TSRA (LIFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 747 40BERF registered in China (Mode S 78029E).
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 29, 2023
- Location
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- B-2425
- Operator
- China Cargo Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA325 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Bangkok/Suvarnabhumi Arpt (VTBS)
- Recorded flight
- 69 min, max 33,250 ft
- Last recorded position
- 10:10 UTC, on the ground
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 DCA23WA325; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.