Boeing 787 G-VDIA accident near London, United Kingdom, April 6, 2024
Boeing 787, registration G-VDIA, operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways, was involved in an incident near London, United Kingdom on April 6, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA152 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 91 minutes of the flight after departing the London/Heathrow Intl area (EGLL), reaching a maximum of 0 ft. The last recorded position was at 12:38 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from London/Heathrow Intl (EGLL).
The nearest weather report, from EGLL (1 km away), showed wind 210° at 19 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 787 9 registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 406E10).
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
- April 6, 2024
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787
- Registration
- G-VDIA
- Operator
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA152 (N/A)
- Departure area
- London/Heathrow Intl (EGLL)
- Nearest airport
- London/Heathrow Intl (EGLL)
- Recorded flight
- 91 min, max 0 ft
- Last recorded position
- 12:38 UTC, on the ground
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 DCA24WA152; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.