Notable event

Emergency: squawk 7600

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Thu 01 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTC.

Event record

Flight	N738RF
Aircraft	A9EA40
Aircraft type	C172
First seen	Thu 01 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTC
Last seen	Thu 01 Oct 2026, 17:59 UTC
Position	35.755, -119.199 near Shafter Airport - Minter Field (KMIT)
Altitude	2,675 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.

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