Boeing 737 G-NPTH accident near Belfast, United Kingdom, August 9, 2023
Boeing 737, registration G-NPTH, was involved in an incident near Belfast, United Kingdom on August 9, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23WA413 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 29 minutes of the flight after departing the Edinburgh Arpt area (EGPH), reaching a maximum of 20,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:32 UTC, at 5,650 ft and 253 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 22 km from Belfast/Harbour Arpt (EGAC).
The nearest weather report, from EGAC (22 km away), showed wind 160° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing Company 737-43Q registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 407DCF).
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
- August 9, 2023
- Location
- Belfast, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- G-NPTH
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA413 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Edinburgh Arpt (EGPH)
- Nearest airport
- Belfast/Harbour Arpt (EGAC)
- Recorded flight
- 29 min, max 20,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:32 UTC, 5,650 ft, 253 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 DCA23WA413; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.