Boeing 787 G-TUIB accident near Birmingham, United Kingdom, December 21, 2023
Boeing 787, registration G-TUIB, operated by TUI Airways, was involved in an incident near Birmingham, United Kingdom on December 21, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA054 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 107 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 41,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 08:25 UTC, at 875 ft and 126 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 4 km from Birmingham Intl (EGBB).
The nearest weather report, from EGBB (3 km away), showed wind 300° at 24 knots gusting 41, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 2,900 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 787 8 registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 4067F6).
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 21, 2023
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787
- Registration
- G-TUIB
- Operator
- TUI Airways
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA054 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Birmingham Intl (EGBB)
- Recorded flight
- 107 min, max 41,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 08:25 UTC, 875 ft, 126 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 DCA24WA054; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.