Map of 70 mi from Austin, TX with the recorded track

Radio failure, squawk 7600

Military aircraft squawks 7600 about 70 mi from Austin, TX

70 mi from Austin, TX  Monday, October 26

  • Squawk7600
  • Altitude when it began1,500 ft
  • Started12:53 pm CT
  • Ended1:09 pm CT
  • Duration16 min

What happened

A military aircraft is transmitting squawk 7600, the code for lost radio communication, at 1,500 ft and 61 knots roughly 70 miles from Austin. The code tells air traffic control the pilot cannot talk by radio. The cause has not been reported.

Summary from recorded positions and public data. May be inaccurate, not for operational use.

Timeline

  1. Squawk 7600 at 1500 ft
  2. Squawk cleared

Related

Positions: FAA SWIM and adsb.lol (ODbL). Private and general aviation aircraft are shown without callsign or registration. Event pages stay online for 90 days.

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