Boeing 737-900ER N900DU accident near Nassau, Bahamas, February 8, 2024

Boeing 737-900ER, registration N900DU, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Nassau, Bahamas on February 8, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA100 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 104 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 37,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:04 UTC, at 875 ft and 152 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 1 km from Atlanta/Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL).

The nearest weather report, from KATL (1 km away), showed wind 140° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 18,000 ft (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 900ER/W registered in United States (Mode S AC6F8A).

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
February 8, 2024
Location
Nassau, Bahamas
Aircraft
Boeing 737-900ER
Registration
N900DU
Operator
Delta Air Lines
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA24WA100 (N/A)
Nearest airport
Atlanta/Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (KATL)
Recorded flight
104 min, max 37,025 ft
Last recorded position
22:04 UTC, 875 ft, 152 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.

Sources: NTSB case DCA24WA100; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.