Boeing 737 ZS-SJU accident near Cape Town, South Africa, September 22, 2025
Boeing 737, registration ZS-SJU, was involved in an incident near Cape Town, South Africa on September 22, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA26WA006 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 11 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 10,950 ft. The last recorded position was at 09:45 UTC, on the ground, about 2 km from Capetown Intl (FACT).
The nearest weather report, from FACT (1 km away), showed wind 310° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,700 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737NG 844/W registered in South Africa (Mode S 00B097).
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 22, 2025
- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- ZS-SJU
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA26WA006 (N/A)
- Nearest airport
- Capetown Intl (FACT)
- Recorded flight
- 11 min, max 10,950 ft
- Last recorded position
- 09:45 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.
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Sources: NTSB case DCA26WA006; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.