Notable event

Emergency: squawk 7500

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Wed 30 Sep 2026, 22:51 UTC.

Map of where SWA4971's emergency: squawk 7500 happened
SWA4971 aircraft photo
Photo: HUNG CHIA CHEN

Event record

FlightSWA4971
AircraftABE8B6
Aircraft typeB738
Operator codeSWA
First seenWed 30 Sep 2026, 22:51 UTC
Last seenWed 30 Sep 2026, 22:52 UTC
Position41.415, -92.674 near Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (KOOA)
Altitude35,000 ft

Details

Squawk7500
Natureunlawful interference

What is an emergency squawk?

Pilots set their transponder to 7700 for a general emergency, 7600 for lost radio contact or 7500 for unlawful interference. Most 7700 codes are precautionary: a medical problem on board, a technical warning or a return to the departure airport. Codes are sometimes set by mistake and corrected within seconds.

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Event detected automatically from live ADS-B data. Times are UTC. Automated detections can occasionally misread routine operations.