Boeing 757-224 N13138 accident near San Francisco, California, February 25, 2024
Boeing 757-224, registration N13138, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near San Francisco, California on February 25, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24LA110 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 91 minutes of the flight after departing the San Francisco Intl area (KSFO), reaching a maximum of 36,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 06:02 UTC, on the ground, about 2 km from San Francisco Intl (KSFO).
The nearest weather report, from KSFO (2 km away), showed wind 210° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 8,500 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 757 224/W registered in United States (Mode S A081CA).
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 25, 2024
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-224
- Registration
- N13138
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA110 (Completed)
- Departure area
- San Francisco Intl (KSFO)
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco Intl (KSFO)
- Recorded flight
- 91 min, max 36,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 06:02 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 DCA24LA110; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.