Boeing 737-800 N8520Q accident near Paris, Tennessee, March 14, 2024
Boeing 737-800, registration N8520Q, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Paris, Tennessee on March 14, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA24LA130 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 120 minutes of the flight after departing the Chicago/Midway Intl area (KMDW), reaching a maximum of 39,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 04:25 UTC, at 250 ft and 131 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 4 km from Charleston Intl (KCHS).
The nearest weather report, from KCHS (4 km away), showed wind 200° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 800/W registered in United States (Mode S ABB12D).
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
- March 14, 2024
- Location
- Paris, Tennessee
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-800
- Registration
- N8520Q
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA130 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Chicago/Midway Intl (KMDW)
- Nearest airport
- Charleston Intl (KCHS)
- Recorded flight
- 120 min, max 39,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 04:25 UTC, 250 ft, 131 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 DCA24LA130; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.