Boeing 737 N853DN accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, July 27, 2024
Boeing 737, registration N853DN, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah on July 27, 2024. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24LA245 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 166 minutes of the flight after departing the Chicago/O'Hare Intl area (KORD), reaching a maximum of 34,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:32 UTC, on the ground, about 2 km from Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC).
The nearest weather report, from KSLC (2 km away), showed wind 40° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 932ER/W registered in United States (Mode S ABB2D5).
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
- July 27, 2024
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737, Airbus A320
- Registration
- N853DN, N361NW
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA245 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Chicago/O'Hare Intl (KORD)
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC)
- Recorded flight
- 166 min, max 34,050 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:32 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 DCA24LA245; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.