Boeing 737-823 N885NN accident near Denver, Colorado, March 13, 2025

Boeing 737-823, registration N885NN, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near Denver, Colorado on March 13, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 12 people on board. Case DCA25FA159 is in work.

ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 16,450 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:59 UTC, on the ground, about 2 km from Denver Intl (KDEN).

The nearest weather report, from KDEN (2 km away), showed wind 60° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 20,000 ft (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 823/W registered in United States (Mode S AC31A1).

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
March 13, 2025
Location
Denver, Colorado
Aircraft
Boeing 737-823
Registration
N885NN
Operator
American Airlines
Injuries
Minor (12 on board)
NTSB case
DCA25FA159 (In work)
Nearest airport
Denver Intl (KDEN)
Recorded flight
33 min, max 16,450 ft
Last recorded position
23:59 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 DCA25FA159; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.