Supernova B738 near Tel Aviv on Jul 27th 2025, double GPS failure causes "Pull Up!"

Last Update: August 21, 2025 / 18:09:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 27, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Supernova

Flight number
P7-1111

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel

Aircraft Registration
UR-NPA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Supernova Boeing 737-800 freighter, registration UR-NPA performing flight P7-1111 from Prague (Czech Republic) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was descending through about 8500 feet over the Mediterranean Sea about 60nm west of Tel Aviv when the crew received indications that two GPS had failed followed by GPWS warnings including "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up! Pull Up!" The captain decided to continue to Tel Aviv considering they were in visual meteorologic conditions over water. The aircraft landed safely on Tel Aviv's runway 21.

The aircraft returned to Prague after about 2 hours on the ground, then remained on the ground in Prague for a week before resuming service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 27, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Supernova

Flight number
P7-1111

Departure
Prague, Czech Republic

Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel

Aircraft Registration
UR-NPA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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