Boeing 737 Max 8-200 EI-HET accident near London, United Kingdom, December 4, 2023
Boeing 737 Max 8-200, registration EI-HET, was involved in an occurrence near London, United Kingdom on December 4, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA036 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 115 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 38,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:15 UTC, at 1,000 ft and 149 knots, descending at 960 feet per minute, about 3 km from London/Stansted Arpt (EGSS).
The nearest weather report, from EGSS (3 km away), showed wind 120° at 10 knots, visibility 3.73 miles, ceiling 400 ft, weather: -RA (LIFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737MAX 8 200 registered in Ireland (Mode S 4CAD29).
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 4, 2023
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 Max 8-200
- Registration
- EI-HET
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA036 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- London/Stansted Arpt (EGSS)
- Recorded flight
- 115 min, max 38,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 11:15 UTC, 1,000 ft, 149 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 DCA24WA036; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.