Boeing 777 PH-BVW accident near Schiphol, Netherlands, May 17, 2025

Boeing 777, registration PH-BVW, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident near Schiphol, Netherlands on May 17, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA217 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 112 minutes of the flight after departing the Amsterdam/Schiphol Arpt area (EHAM), reaching a maximum of 6,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:56 UTC, on the ground, about 2 km from Amsterdam/Schiphol Arpt (EHAM).

The nearest weather report, from EHAM (2 km away), showed wind 330° at 13 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Boeing 777 300ER registered in Netherlands (Mode S 485ECC).

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
Schiphol, Netherlands
Aircraft
Boeing 777
Registration
PH-BVW
Operator
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA25WA217 (N/A)
Departure area
Amsterdam/Schiphol Arpt (EHAM)
Nearest airport
Amsterdam/Schiphol Arpt (EHAM)
Recorded flight
112 min, max 6,000 ft
Last recorded position
11:56 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 DCA25WA217; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.