Boeing 737 G-DRTJ accident near Smuka, Slovenia, September 29, 2025

Boeing 737, registration G-DRTJ, was involved in an incident near Smuka, Slovenia on September 29, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA346 is n/a.

ADS-B receivers recorded 156 minutes of the flight after departing the Bristol Intl area (EGGD), reaching a maximum of 37,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:45 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Venice/Polo Arpt (LIPZ).

The nearest weather report, from LIPZ (1 km away), showed wind 150° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 86N/W registered in United Kingdom (Mode S 407C6D).

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 29, 2025
Location
Smuka, Slovenia
Aircraft
Boeing 737
Registration
G-DRTJ
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA25WA346 (N/A)
Departure area
Bristol Intl (EGGD)
Nearest airport
Venice/Polo Arpt (LIPZ)
Recorded flight
156 min, max 37,025 ft
Last recorded position
17:45 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.

Related accidents

Sources: NTSB case DCA25WA346; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.