Boeing 737 G-NPTA accident near Edinburgh, United Kingdom, May 17, 2025
Boeing 737, registration G-NPTA, was involved in an incident near Edinburgh, United Kingdom on May 17, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA209 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 44 minutes of the flight after departing the Nottingham/E Midlands Arpt area (EGNX), reaching a maximum of 26,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 04:59 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Edinburgh Arpt (EGPH).
The nearest weather report, from EGPH (0 km away), showed wind 230° at 2 knots, visibility 5.59 miles, no ceiling reported, weather: MIFG (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 86NBCF/W registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 407477).
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
- May 17, 2025
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- G-NPTA
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA25WA209 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Nottingham/E Midlands Arpt (EGNX)
- Nearest airport
- Edinburgh Arpt (EGPH)
- Recorded flight
- 44 min, max 26,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 04:59 UTC, on the ground
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 DCA25WA209; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.