Boeing 737 EC-NGC accident near Le Mans, France, July 21, 2023
Boeing 737, registration EC-NGC, was involved in an occurrence near Le Mans, France on July 21, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23WA377 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 35 minutes of the flight after departing the London/Stansted Arpt area (EGSS), reaching a maximum of 34,975 ft. The last recorded position was at 08:30 UTC, at 34,975 ft and 462 knots, climbing at 64 feet per minute, about 36 km from Alencon/Valframbert (LFOF).
The nearest weather report, from LFOF (36 km away), showed wind 270° at 4 knots, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 8Q8/W registered in Spain (Mode S 346317).
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 21, 2023
- Location
- Le Mans, France
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- EC-NGC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA377 (N/A)
- Departure area
- London/Stansted Arpt (EGSS)
- Nearest airport
- Alencon/Valframbert (LFOF)
- Recorded flight
- 35 min, max 34,975 ft
- Last recorded position
- 08:30 UTC, 34,975 ft, 462 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 DCA23WA377; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.