Boeing 737-8 N8830Q accident near Kenner, Louisiana, December 20, 2023
Boeing 737-8, registration N8830Q, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident near Kenner, Louisiana on December 20, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24LA330 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight after departing the New Orleans/Armstrong Intl area (KMSY), reaching a maximum of 2,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:25 UTC, at -250 ft and 158 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 1 km from New Orleans/Armstrong Intl (KMSY).
The nearest weather report, from KMSY (1 km away), showed wind 30° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737-8 registered in United States (Mode S AC2B61).
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
- December 20, 2023
- Location
- Kenner, Louisiana
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-8
- Registration
- N8830Q
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24LA330 (Completed)
- Departure area
- New Orleans/Armstrong Intl (KMSY)
- Nearest airport
- New Orleans/Armstrong Intl (KMSY)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 2,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:25 UTC, -250 ft, 158 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 DCA24LA330; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.