United B789 over Russia on Apr 18th 2021, loss of communication
Last Update: April 20, 2021 / 13:46:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-899
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N26970
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
On Apr 18th 2021 Rosaviatsia reported the aircraft did not respond on any frequency after the aircraft crossed mandatory reporting waypoint GIMAS (Coordinates N58.8656 E73.6889) separating Novosibirsk and Tyumen Control Centers without reporting the waypoint at 00:43Z. Radio contact was re-established at 04:22Z on frequency 132.2MHz.
On Apr 20th 2021 Rosaviatsia corrected their statement reporting the aircraft had been in contact with Novosibirsk on frequency 132.5MHz when radio contact was lost and the aircraft did not report the mandatory reporting point GIMAS at 00:43Z. Radio contact was re-established at 01:22Z on frequency 132.2MHz.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-899
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N26970
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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