Boeing 787 JA986A accident near North Charleston, South Carolina, July 18, 2025
Boeing 787, registration JA986A, was involved in an accident near North Charleston, South Carolina on July 18, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case DCA25LA267 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 330 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 01:30 UTC, at -50 ft and 135 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 2 km from Charleston Intl (KCHS).
The nearest weather report, from KCHS (2 km away), showed wind 200° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 20,000 ft (VFR conditions).
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
- July 18, 2025
- Location
- North Charleston, South Carolina
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787, Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11
- Registration
- JA986A, N247BZ
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA25LA267 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Las Vegas/Reid Intl (KLAS)
- Nearest airport
- Charleston Intl (KCHS)
- Recorded flight
- 330 min, max 37,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:30 UTC, -50 ft, 135 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case DCA25LA267; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.