Airbus A321 SE-DMS accident near Kobenhavn, Denmark, December 20, 2023
Airbus A321, registration SE-DMS, operated by Scandinavian Airlines System, was involved in an incident near Kobenhavn, Denmark on December 20, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ENG24WA010 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 20 minutes of the flight after departing the Kobenhavn Intl area (EKCH), reaching a maximum of 27,850 ft. The last recorded position was at 07:22 UTC, at 1,900 ft and 114 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 9 km from Kobenhavn Intl (EKCH).
The nearest weather report, from EKCH (9 km away), showed wind 250° at 15 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,200 ft, weather: -SHRA SHRAGS (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Airbus A321 253NXSL registered in Sweden (Mode S 4A91B3).
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
- December 20, 2023
- Location
- Kobenhavn, Denmark
- Aircraft
- Airbus A321
- Registration
- SE-DMS
- Operator
- Scandinavian Airlines System
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ENG24WA010 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Kobenhavn Intl (EKCH)
- Nearest airport
- Kobenhavn Intl (EKCH)
- Recorded flight
- 20 min, max 27,850 ft
- Last recorded position
- 07:22 UTC, 1,900 ft, 114 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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- Boeing 737 OY-JZN, Billund, Denmark, December 21, 2023
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Sources: NTSB case ENG24WA010; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.