Airbus Industrie A319 N837UA accident near Houston, Texas, February 2, 2025

Airbus Industrie A319, registration N837UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an occurrence near Houston, Texas on February 2, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25LA114 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 52 minutes of the flight after departing the New Orleans/Armstrong Intl area (KMSY), reaching a maximum of 26,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:56 UTC, at 325 ft and 123 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 6 km from Houston/Bush Intl (KIAH).

The nearest weather report, from KIAH (6 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Airbus A319 131 registered in United States (Mode S AB741E).

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
February 2, 2025
Location
Houston, Texas
Aircraft
Airbus Industrie A319
Registration
N837UA
Operator
United Airlines
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA25LA114 (Completed)
Departure area
New Orleans/Armstrong Intl (KMSY)
Nearest airport
Houston/Bush Intl (KIAH)
Recorded flight
52 min, max 26,050 ft
Last recorded position
11:56 UTC, 325 ft, 123 kt

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Sources: NTSB case DCA25LA114; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.