Boeing 727 G-OSRA accident near Cardiff, United Kingdom, June 10, 2024

Boeing 727, registration G-OSRA, operated by 2 Excel Aviation, was involved in an incident near Cardiff, United Kingdom on June 10, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA207 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 76 minutes of the flight after departing the Southend Arpt area (EGMC), reaching a maximum of 18,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:02 UTC, at 175 ft and 8 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 0 km from Cardiff Intl (EGFF).

The nearest weather report, from EGFF (0 km away), showed wind 320° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Boeing 727 2S2F registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 4069E7).

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
June 10, 2024
Location
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Aircraft
Boeing 727
Registration
G-OSRA
Operator
2 Excel Aviation
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA24WA207 (N/A)
Departure area
Southend Arpt (EGMC)
Nearest airport
Cardiff Intl (EGFF)
Recorded flight
76 min, max 18,025 ft
Last recorded position
14:02 UTC, 175 ft, 8 kt

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Sources: NTSB case DCA24WA207; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.