Boeing 757-224 N57111 accident near Brussels, Belgium, August 30, 2024
Boeing 757-224, registration N57111, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Brussels, Belgium on August 30, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA24WA334 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 116 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 37,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 09:39 UTC, at -100 ft and 1 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 1 km from Melsbroek (EBMB).
The nearest weather report, from EBBR (3 km away), showed wind 50° at 4 knots, visibility 5.59 miles, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 757 224/W registered in United States (Mode S A754B5).
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 30, 2024
- Location
- Brussels, Belgium
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-224
- Registration
- N57111
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA24WA334 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Melsbroek (EBMB)
- Recorded flight
- 116 min, max 37,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 09:39 UTC, -100 ft, 1 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 DCA24WA334; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.