Airbus Canada A220 HB-JCD accident near Graz, Austria, December 23, 2024
Airbus Canada A220, registration HB-JCD, operated by Swiss International Air Lines, was involved in an accident near Graz, Austria on December 23, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case DCA25WA079 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 84 minutes of the flight after departing the Bucharest/Coandă Intl area (LROP), reaching a maximum of 40,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:52 UTC, at 1,900 ft and 117 knots, descending at 608 feet per minute, about 5 km from Graz Arpt (LOWG).
The nearest weather report, from LOWG (5 km away), showed wind 340° at 14 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bombardier C Series 300 registered in Switzerland (Mode S 4B17FB).
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
- December 23, 2024
- Location
- Graz, Austria
- Aircraft
- Airbus Canada A220
- Registration
- HB-JCD
- Operator
- Swiss International Air Lines
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA25WA079 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Bucharest/Coandă Intl (LROP)
- Nearest airport
- Graz Arpt (LOWG)
- Recorded flight
- 84 min, max 40,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:52 UTC, 1,900 ft, 117 kt
3D flight replay
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- Beech 58 N558AB, Amatschonjoch, Austria, August 26, 2024
- Airbus Canada A220 C-GJYI, Toronto, Canada, September 2, 2025
Sources: NTSB case DCA25WA079; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.