Boeing 737-9 N27515 accident near Houston, Texas, October 24, 2024
Boeing 737-9, registration N27515, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas on October 24, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25LA025 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 144 minutes of the flight after departing the Las Vegas/Reid Intl area (KLAS), reaching a maximum of 37,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:48 UTC, at 2,475 ft and 181 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 20 km from Houston/Bush Intl (KIAH).
The nearest weather report, from KIAH (20 km away), showed wind 110° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737MAX 9 registered in United States (Mode S A2BBA8).
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
- October 24, 2024
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-9
- Registration
- N27515
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA25LA025 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Las Vegas/Reid Intl (KLAS)
- Nearest airport
- Houston/Bush Intl (KIAH)
- Recorded flight
- 144 min, max 37,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:48 UTC, 2,475 ft, 181 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 DCA25LA025; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.