Boeing 737 N7724A accident near Houston, Texas, April 17, 2025
Boeing 737, registration N7724A, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas on April 17, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA25LA185 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 29 minutes of the flight after departing the Houston/Hobby Arpt area (KHOU), reaching a maximum of 2,950 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:41 UTC, at 275 ft and 151 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 3 km from Houston/Hobby Arpt (KHOU).
The nearest weather report, from KHOU (3 km away), showed wind 170° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 7BD/W registered in United States (Mode S AA735A).
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
- April 17, 2025
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N7724A
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA25LA185 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Houston/Hobby Arpt (KHOU)
- Nearest airport
- Houston/Hobby Arpt (KHOU)
- Recorded flight
- 29 min, max 2,950 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:41 UTC, 275 ft, 151 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case DCA25LA185; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.