Boeing 737 EI-GZC accident near Chicago, Illinois, July 28, 2024
Boeing 737, registration EI-GZC, was involved in an occurrence near Chicago, Illinois on July 28, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA250 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 159 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 37,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:25 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Chicago/O'Hare Intl (KORD).
The nearest weather report, from KORD (1 km away), showed wind 170° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 2,800 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737MAX 8 registered in Ireland (Mode S 4CACF5).
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
- July 28, 2024
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- EI-GZC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA250 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Chicago/O'Hare Intl (KORD)
- Recorded flight
- 159 min, max 37,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:25 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 DCA24WA250; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.