Boeing 737 N226WN accident near Severn, Maryland, August 7, 2024
Boeing 737, registration N226WN, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Severn, Maryland on August 7, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA24LA256 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 62 minutes of the flight after departing the Manchester Rgnl area (KMHT), reaching a maximum of 26,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:46 UTC, at 425 ft and 139 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 2 km from Baltimore-Washington Intl (KBWI).
The nearest weather report, from KBWI (2 km away), showed wind 30° at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,800 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 7H4/W registered in United States (Mode S A1F94C).
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
- August 7, 2024
- Location
- Severn, Maryland
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N226WN
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA256 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Manchester Rgnl (KMHT)
- Nearest airport
- Baltimore-Washington Intl (KBWI)
- Recorded flight
- 62 min, max 26,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:46 UTC, 425 ft, 139 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case DCA24LA256; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.