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‘Transmitting in the Blind’: Lightning Strike Knocks Out Southwest Jet’s Radios on Approach to Denver

May 27, 2025

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Mateusz Maszczynski

in 737MAX, air traffic control, airline news, aviation incident, aviation safety, Boeing, Boeing 737 Max, Denver International Airport, FAA, inflight incident, Lightning Strike, Radio Failure, Southwest Airlines, Southwest Flight 168, Travel

Written by Mateusz Maszczynski @ PYOK Radio communications were lost between the pilots of a Southwest Airlines plane and air traffic control on Monday as the Boeing 737 MAX8 aircraft was on approach to Denver International Airport at an altitude of just 11,000 feet. The incident occurred on Southwest flight WN-168, which was coming towards…