Boeing 737 ZS-FGE accident near Kempton Park, South Africa, April 21, 2024
Boeing 737, registration ZS-FGE, was involved in an incident near Kempton Park, South Africa on April 21, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA168 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 101 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 15,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 12:04 UTC, at 6,125 ft and 0 knots, about 8 km from Johannesburg/Tambo Intl (FAOR).
The nearest weather report, from FAOR (8 km away), showed wind 190° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 8EH/W registered in South Africa (Mode S 008DE5).
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 21, 2024
- Location
- Kempton Park, South Africa
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- ZS-FGE
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA168 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Johannesburg/Tambo Intl (FAOR)
- Recorded flight
- 101 min, max 15,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 12:04 UTC, 6,125 ft, 0 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 DCA24WA168; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.