Boeing 737-7H4 N461WN accident near Tahlequah, Oklahoma, April 20, 2025
Boeing 737-7H4, registration N461WN, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Tahlequah, Oklahoma on April 20, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA25LA190 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 64 minutes of the flight after departing the Dallas/Love Fld area (KDAL), reaching a maximum of 33,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:34 UTC, at 775 ft and 130 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 2 km from Tulsa Intl Arpt (KTUL).
The nearest weather report, from KTUL (2 km away), showed wind 80° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 2,000 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 7H4/W registered in United States (Mode S A59F53).
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 20, 2025
- Location
- Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-7H4
- Registration
- N461WN
- Operator
- Southwest Airlines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA25LA190 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Dallas/Love Fld (KDAL)
- Nearest airport
- Tulsa Intl Arpt (KTUL)
- Recorded flight
- 64 min, max 33,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:34 UTC, 775 ft, 130 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case DCA25LA190; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.