Boeing 777 G-YMMG accident near West Sussex, United Kingdom, March 9, 2024
Boeing 777, registration G-YMMG, operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident near West Sussex, United Kingdom on March 9, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA123 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 64 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 39,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 12:09 UTC, at 1,025 ft and 132 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 3 km from London/Gatwick Arpt (EGKK).
The nearest weather report, from EGKK (3 km away), showed wind 90° at 13 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 777 236ER registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 4007F2).
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
- March 9, 2024
- Location
- West Sussex, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777
- Registration
- G-YMMG
- Operator
- British Airways
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA123 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- London/Gatwick Arpt (EGKK)
- Recorded flight
- 64 min, max 39,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 12:09 UTC, 1,025 ft, 132 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 DCA24WA123; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.