Boeing 737 EI-DWX accident near Madrid, Spain, September 17, 2025

Boeing 737, registration EI-DWX, was involved in an incident near Madrid, Spain on September 17, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA342 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 137 minutes of the flight after departing the Madrid/Barajas Arpt area (LEMD), reaching a maximum of 36,075 ft. The last recorded position was at 06:08 UTC, at 100 ft and 154 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 6 km from Rome/Fiumicino (LIRF).

The nearest weather report, from LIRF (6 km away), showed wind 60° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 8AS/W registered in Ireland (Mode S 4CA624).

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
September 17, 2025
Location
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft
Boeing 737, Airbus Helicopters EC135
Registration
EI-DWX, 10302
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA25WA342 (N/A)
Departure area
Madrid/Barajas Arpt (LEMD)
Nearest airport
Rome/Fiumicino (LIRF)
Recorded flight
137 min, max 36,075 ft
Last recorded position
06:08 UTC, 100 ft, 154 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 DCA25WA342; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.