Boeing 737-800 N8517F accident near Chicago, Illinois, February 25, 2025
Boeing 737-800, registration N8517F, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an occurrence near Chicago, Illinois on February 25, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25LA141 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 76 minutes of the flight after departing the Omaha/Eppley Fld area (KOMA), reaching a maximum of 31,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:02 UTC, at 900 ft and 132 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 2 km from Chicago/Midway Intl (KMDW).
The nearest weather report, from KMDW (2 km away), showed wind 340° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 800/W registered in United States (Mode S ABAE62).
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 25, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-800, Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (CL-35)
- Registration
- N8517F, N560FX
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA25LA141 (In work)
- Departure area
- Omaha/Eppley Fld (KOMA)
- Nearest airport
- Chicago/Midway Intl (KMDW)
- Recorded flight
- 76 min, max 31,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:02 UTC, 900 ft, 132 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 DCA25LA141; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.