Boeing 737 VT-AXZ accident near Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, April 22, 2025
Boeing 737, registration VT-AXZ, operated by Air India Express, was involved in an incident near Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates on April 22, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA192 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 38 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 36,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:43 UTC, at 7,725 ft and 226 knots, descending at 1,728 feet per minute, about 25 km from Fujairah Intl (OMFJ).
The nearest weather report, from OMFJ (25 km away), showed wind 120° at 5 knots, visibility 4.35 miles, no ceiling reported (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 8HG/W registered in India (Mode S 80044A).
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 22, 2025
- Location
- Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- VT-AXZ
- Operator
- Air India Express
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA25WA192 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Fujairah Intl (OMFJ)
- Recorded flight
- 38 min, max 36,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:43 UTC, 7,725 ft, 226 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.
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Sources: NTSB case DCA25WA192; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.