Boeing 737-8 N47280 accident near Newark, New Jersey, February 6, 2024
Boeing 737-8, registration N47280, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Newark, New Jersey on February 6, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24LA094 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 87 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 37,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:54 UTC, at 50 ft and 144 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 2 km from Newark Intl (KEWR).
The nearest weather report, from KEWR (2 km away), showed wind 20° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737-8 registered in United States (Mode S A5CC11).
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
- February 6, 2024
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-8
- Registration
- N47280
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA094 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Newark Intl (KEWR)
- Recorded flight
- 87 min, max 37,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:54 UTC, 50 ft, 144 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 DCA24LA094; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.