Notable event
Emergency: squawk 7600
Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Thu 01 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTC.
Event record
| Aircraft | A5A01E |
| Aircraft type | C172 |
| First seen | Thu 01 Oct 2026, 17:04 UTC |
| Last seen | Thu 01 Oct 2026, 17:06 UTC |
| Position | 44.181, -103.410 near ELLSWORTH AFB (KRCA) |
| Altitude | 9,000 ft |
Details
| Squawk | 7600 |
| Nature | radio failure |
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.
Event detected automatically from live ADS-B data. Times are UTC. Automated detections can occasionally misread routine operations.