Boeing 737 VH-YQR accident near Ballina, Australia, September 6, 2023
Boeing 737, registration VH-YQR, was involved in an incident near Ballina, Australia on September 6, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA23WA455 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 123 minutes of the flight after departing the Melbourne Intl area (YMML), reaching a maximum of 39,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 04:21 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Brisbane Intl (YBBN).
The nearest weather report, from YBBN (1 km away), showed wind 120° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 8FE/W registered in Australia (Mode S 7C7BD1).
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
- September 6, 2023
- Location
- Ballina, Australia
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- VH-YQR
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA23WA455 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Melbourne Intl (YMML)
- Nearest airport
- Brisbane Intl (YBBN)
- Recorded flight
- 123 min, max 39,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 04:21 UTC, on the ground
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 DCA23WA455; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.