Airbus A320 EC-JTR accident near Barcelona, Spain, July 16, 2023
Airbus A320, registration EC-JTR, operated by Vueling Airlines, was involved in an incident near Barcelona, Spain on July 16, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 15 people on board. Case DCA23WA366 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 61 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 32,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 06:06 UTC, at 3,050 ft and 213 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 18 km from Barcelona/Prat Arpt (LEBL).
The nearest weather report, from LEBL (18 km away), showed wind 70° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Airbus A320 214 registered in Spain (Mode S 342398).
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
- July 16, 2023
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320
- Registration
- EC-JTR
- Operator
- Vueling Airlines
- Injuries
- Minor (15 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA366 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Barcelona/Prat Arpt (LEBL)
- Recorded flight
- 61 min, max 32,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 06:06 UTC, 3,050 ft, 213 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 DCA23WA366; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.