Airbus A330 VH-EBQ accident near Los Angeles, California, December 4, 2024
Airbus A330, registration VH-EBQ, was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California on December 4, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ENG25WA011 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 14 minutes of the flight after departing the Los Angeles Intl area (KLAX), reaching a maximum of 0 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:05 UTC, on the ground, about 4 km from Los Angeles Intl (KLAX).
The nearest weather report, from KLAX (4 km away), showed wind 50° at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, ceiling 600 ft, weather: BR (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Airbus A330 202 registered in Australia (Mode S 7C1474).
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 4, 2024
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Aircraft
- Airbus A330
- Registration
- VH-EBQ
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ENG25WA011 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Los Angeles Intl (KLAX)
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl (KLAX)
- Recorded flight
- 14 min, max 0 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:05 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 ENG25WA011; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.