Boeing 737 PR-GXM accident near Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, July 28, 2023
Boeing 737, registration PR-GXM, was involved in an incident near Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on July 28, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23WA410 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 6 minutes of the flight after departing the Rio de Janeiro/Galeão Intl area (SBGL), reaching a maximum of 6,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 10:53 UTC, at 6,775 ft and 239 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 17 km from Rio de Janeiro/Galeão Intl (SBGL).
The nearest weather report, from SBGL (17 km away), showed wind 10° at 4 knots, visibility 3.73 miles, no ceiling reported (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 8EH/W registered in Brazil (Mode S E48EFF).
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 28, 2023
- Location
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- PR-GXM
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA410 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão Intl (SBGL)
- Nearest airport
- Rio de Janeiro/Galeão Intl (SBGL)
- Recorded flight
- 6 min, max 6,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 10:53 UTC, 6,775 ft, 239 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 DCA23WA410; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.