Boeing 737 SE-RYC accident near Helsinki, Finland, August 11, 2024

Boeing 737, registration SE-RYC, operated by Norwegian Air Sweden AOC AB, was involved in an incident near Helsinki, Finland on August 11, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA261 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,425 ft. The last recorded position was at 03:12 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Helsinki/Vantaa Arpt (EFHK).

The nearest weather report, from EFHK (1 km away), showed wind 280° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Boeing 737-8 MAX registered in Sweden (Mode S 4ACB23).

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
August 11, 2024
Location
Helsinki, Finland
Aircraft
Boeing 737
Registration
SE-RYC
Operator
Norwegian Air Sweden AOC AB
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA24WA261 (N/A)
Nearest airport
Helsinki/Vantaa Arpt (EFHK)
Recorded flight
7 min, max 3,425 ft
Last recorded position
03:12 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 DCA24WA261; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.