Boeing 737 9H-QEN accident near Copenhagen, Denmark, January 3, 2024
Boeing 737, registration 9H-QEN, operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident near Copenhagen, Denmark on January 3, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA070 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 54 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 37,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:18 UTC, at 3,175 ft and 155 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 18 km from Kobenhavn Intl (EKCH).
The nearest weather report, from EKCH (18 km away), showed wind 80° at 27 knots gusting 40, visibility 3.73 miles, ceiling 800 ft, weather: -SN (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 800/W registered in Malta (Mode S 4D2225).
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 3, 2024
- Location
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- 9H-QEN
- Operator
- Malta Air
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA070 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Kobenhavn Intl (EKCH)
- Recorded flight
- 54 min, max 37,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:18 UTC, 3,175 ft, 155 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 DCA24WA070; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.