Boeing 737 VH-YFZ accident near Melbourne Airport, Australia, July 2, 2025
Boeing 737, registration VH-YFZ, was involved in an incident near Melbourne Airport, Australia on July 2, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA257 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 88 minutes of the flight after departing the Sydney Intl area (YSSY), reaching a maximum of 30,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:05 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Melbourne Intl (YMML).
The nearest weather report, from YMML (1 km away), showed wind 250° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 8,900 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 800/W registered in Australia (Mode S 7C7A4D).
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 2, 2025
- Location
- Melbourne Airport, Australia
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- VH-YFZ
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA25WA257 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Sydney Intl (YSSY)
- Nearest airport
- Melbourne Intl (YMML)
- Recorded flight
- 88 min, max 30,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 11:05 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 DCA25WA257; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.