Boeing 777 G-RAES accident near London, United Kingdom, April 19, 2024
Boeing 777, registration G-RAES, operated by British Airways, was involved in an incident near London, United Kingdom on April 19, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case DCA24WA176 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 64 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 38,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 06:00 UTC, at 0 ft and 131 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 2 km from London/Heathrow Intl (EGLL).
The nearest weather report, from EGLL (2 km away), showed wind 280° at 14 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 777 236ER registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 4005C1).
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 19, 2024
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777
- Registration
- G-RAES
- Operator
- British Airways
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA176 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- London/Heathrow Intl (EGLL)
- Recorded flight
- 64 min, max 38,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 06:00 UTC, 0 ft, 131 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 DCA24WA176; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.