Boeing 737 VH-YIL accident near Mascot, Austria, July 12, 2025

Boeing 737, registration VH-YIL, was involved in an incident near Mascot, Austria on July 12, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA245 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 38 minutes of the flight after departing the Coolangatta/Gold Coast Arpt area (YBCG), reaching a maximum of 34,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:10 UTC, at 29,975 ft and 424 knots, descending at 32 feet per minute, about 146 km from Kingaroy Arpt (YKRY).

The nearest weather report, from YBWW (208 km away), showed wind 170° at 2 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 8FE/W registered in Australia (Mode S 7C7AAB).

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
July 12, 2025
Location
Mascot, Austria
Aircraft
Boeing 737
Registration
VH-YIL
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA25WA245 (N/A)
Departure area
Coolangatta/Gold Coast Arpt (YBCG)
Nearest airport
Kingaroy Arpt (YKRY)
Recorded flight
38 min, max 34,000 ft
Last recorded position
22:10 UTC, 29,975 ft, 424 kt

3D flight replay

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Sources: NTSB case DCA25WA245; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.