Airbus A330-343 TC-MCN accident near Hong Kong, Hong Kong, February 27, 2025

Airbus A330-343, registration TC-MCN, operated by MNG Airlines, was involved in an incident near Hong Kong, Hong Kong on February 27, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA150 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 3 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 26,250 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:56 UTC, at 21,150 ft and 411 knots, descending at 1,600 feet per minute, about 10 km from Macao Intl (VMMC).

The nearest weather report, from VMMC (10 km away), showed wind 90° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Airbus A330 343E registered in Turkey (Mode S 4BB46E).

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 27, 2025
Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Aircraft
Airbus A330-343, Boeing B777-200F
Registration
TC-MCN, VP-BMU
Operator
MNG Airlines
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA25WA150 (N/A)
Nearest airport
Macao Intl (VMMC)
Recorded flight
3 min, max 26,250 ft
Last recorded position
19:56 UTC, 21,150 ft, 411 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.

Sources: NTSB case DCA25WA150; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.