Notable event

Emergency: squawk 7700

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Mon 21 Sep 2026, 02:36 UTC.

Map of where QFA439's emergency: squawk 7700 happened
QFA439 aircraft photo
Photo: Alphathreeeighty

Event record

FlightQFA439
Aircraft7C6DDF
Aircraft typeB738
Operator codeQFA
First seenMon 21 Sep 2026, 02:36 UTC
Position-35.497, 149.202 near CANBERRA (YSCB)
Altitude39,975 ft

Details

Squawk7700
Naturegeneral emergency

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.