Boeing 737 EC-OBO accident near Madrid, Spain, March 28, 2024
Boeing 737, registration EC-OBO, was involved in an incident near Madrid, Spain on March 28, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA154 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 140 minutes of the flight after departing the Zürich Intl Arpt area (LSZH), reaching a maximum of 37,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:09 UTC, at 2,625 ft and 149 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 8 km from Madrid/Barajas Arpt (LEMD).
The nearest weather report, from LEMD (8 km away), showed wind 160° at 13 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 5,000 ft, weather: -RA (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737-8K5 registered in Spain (Mode S 34750D).
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 28, 2024
- Location
- Madrid, Spain
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- EC-OBO
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA154 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Zürich Intl Arpt (LSZH)
- Nearest airport
- Madrid/Barajas Arpt (LEMD)
- Recorded flight
- 140 min, max 37,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:09 UTC, 2,625 ft, 149 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 DCA24WA154; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.