Notable event

Emergency: squawk 7600

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Tue 15 Sep 2026, 22:49 UTC.

Map of where DAL2979's emergency: squawk 7600 happened
DAL2979 aircraft photo
Photo: OMGcat

Event record

FlightDAL2979
AircraftAB4EEB
Aircraft typeB739
Operator codeDAL
First seenTue 15 Sep 2026, 22:49 UTC
Last seenTue 15 Sep 2026, 22:51 UTC
Position38.965, -86.265 near Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport (KBFR)
Altitude18,325 ft

Details

Squawk7600
Natureradio 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.