Airbus A320 EC-MBS accident near Barcelona, Spain, November 8, 2024
Airbus A320, registration EC-MBS, operated by Vueling Airlines, was involved in an incident near Barcelona, Spain on November 8, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ENG25WA003 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 30 minutes of the flight after departing the Barcelona/Prat Arpt area (LEBL), reaching a maximum of 0 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:00 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Barcelona/Prat Arpt (LEBL).
The nearest weather report, from LEBL (1 km away), showed wind variable° at 2 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Airbus A320 232SL registered in Spain (Mode S 3444DA).
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
- November 8, 2024
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320
- Registration
- EC-MBS
- Operator
- Vueling Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ENG25WA003 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Barcelona/Prat Arpt (LEBL)
- Nearest airport
- Barcelona/Prat Arpt (LEBL)
- Recorded flight
- 30 min, max 0 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:00 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 ENG25WA003; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.