Boeing 737 N7734H accident near Highland Meadows, New Mexico, August 19, 2024
Boeing 737, registration N7734H, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Highland Meadows, New Mexico on August 19, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA24LA290 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 100 minutes of the flight after departing the Los Angeles Intl area (KLAX), reaching a maximum of 41,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:07 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Albuquerque Intl (KABQ).
The nearest weather report, from KABQ (1 km away), showed wind 220° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 7BD/W registered in United States (Mode S AA7718).
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 19, 2024
- Location
- Highland Meadows, New Mexico
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N7734H
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA290 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Los Angeles Intl (KLAX)
- Nearest airport
- Albuquerque Intl (KABQ)
- Recorded flight
- 100 min, max 41,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:07 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 DCA24LA290; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.