Boeing 757-232 N6705Y accident near Lakeland, Georgia, March 28, 2024
Boeing 757-232, registration N6705Y, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near Lakeland, Georgia on March 28, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA24LA135 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 58 minutes of the flight after departing the Tampa Intl Arpt area (KTPA), reaching a maximum of 33,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:29 UTC, at 1,850 ft and 140 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 8 km from Atlanta/Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL).
The nearest weather report, from KATL (7 km away), showed wind 340° at 11 knots gusting 24, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 757 232/W registered in United States (Mode S A8DED6).
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 28, 2024
- Location
- Lakeland, Georgia
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-232
- Registration
- N6705Y
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA135 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Tampa Intl Arpt (KTPA)
- Nearest airport
- Atlanta/Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL)
- Recorded flight
- 58 min, max 33,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:29 UTC, 1,850 ft, 140 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 DCA24LA135; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.