Boeing 787 N30913 accident near Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 2023
Boeing 787, registration N30913, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois on October 18, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24LA043 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 110 minutes of the flight after departing the Newark Intl area (KEWR), reaching a maximum of 38,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 04:29 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Chicago/O'Hare Intl (KORD).
The nearest weather report, from KORD (1 km away), showed wind 200° at 11 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 9,000 ft, weather: -RA (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 787 8 registered in United States (Mode S A34358).
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
- October 18, 2023
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787
- Registration
- N30913
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA043 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Newark Intl (KEWR)
- Nearest airport
- Chicago/O'Hare Intl (KORD)
- Recorded flight
- 110 min, max 38,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 04:29 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 DCA24LA043; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.