Notable event

Emergency: squawk 7700

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Sat 26 Sep 2026, 17:21 UTC.

Map of where DAL786's emergency: squawk 7700 happened
DAL786 aircraft photo
Photo: Nick Sheeder

Event record

FlightDAL786
AircraftA6893E
Aircraft typeA21N
Operator codeDAL
First seenSat 26 Sep 2026, 17:21 UTC
Last seenSat 26 Sep 2026, 17:25 UTC
Position42.797, -92.287 near Waterloo Regional Airport (KALO)
Altitude37,025 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.