Boeing 737-9 N704AL accident near Portland, Oregon, January 5, 2024
Boeing 737-9, registration N704AL, operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an accident near Portland, Oregon on January 5, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 8 people on board. Case DCA24MA063 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 51 minutes of the flight after departing the Portland Intl area (KPDX), reaching a maximum of 16,325 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:30 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Portland Intl (KPDX).
The nearest weather report, from KPDX (1 km away), showed wind 180° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 6,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737-9 registered in United States (Mode S A96375).
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
- January 5, 2024
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-9
- Registration
- N704AL
- Operator
- Alaska Airlines
- Injuries
- Minor (8 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA24MA063 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Portland Intl (KPDX)
- Nearest airport
- Portland Intl (KPDX)
- Recorded flight
- 51 min, max 16,325 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:30 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 DCA24MA063; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.