Airbus A380 G-XLEH accident near Johannesburg, South Africa, July 12, 2023
Airbus A380, registration G-XLEH, operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident near Johannesburg, South Africa on July 12, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23WA420 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 15 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 9,950 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:32 UTC, at 6,450 ft and 0 knots, about 12 km from Johannesburg/Tambo Intl (FAOR).
The nearest weather report, from FAOR (12 km away), showed wind 30° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Airbus A380 841 registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 406B21).
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 12, 2023
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Aircraft
- Airbus A380
- Registration
- G-XLEH
- Operator
- British Airways
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA420 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Johannesburg/Tambo Intl (FAOR)
- Recorded flight
- 15 min, max 9,950 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:32 UTC, 6,450 ft, 0 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 DCA23WA420; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.