Boeing 737 9H-QBD accident near Manchester, United Kingdom, October 3, 2025
Boeing 737, registration 9H-QBD, operated by Malta Air, was involved in an incident near Manchester, United Kingdom on October 3, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA26WA003 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 271 minutes of the flight after departing the Pisa/Galilei Arpt area (LIRP), reaching a maximum of 36,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:59 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Manchester Intl (EGCC).
The nearest weather report, from EGCC (1 km away), showed wind 230° at 23 knots gusting 34, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,200 ft, weather: SHRA (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 8AS/W registered in Malta (Mode S 4D2256).
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
- October 3, 2025
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- 9H-QBD
- Operator
- Malta Air
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA26WA003 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Pisa/Galilei Arpt (LIRP)
- Nearest airport
- Manchester Intl (EGCC)
- Recorded flight
- 271 min, max 36,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:59 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 DCA26WA003; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.