Cessna 172N N3477E accident near Middleton, Wisconsin, January 4, 2024
Cessna 172N, registration N3477E, operated by MOREY AIRPLANE CO INC, was involved in an accident near Middleton, Wisconsin on January 4, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA082 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 9 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 2,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:41 UTC, at 1,100 ft and 69 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 2 km from Middleton Muni (KC29).
The nearest weather report, from KC29 (2 km away), showed wind 270° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 2,800 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S A3DAA1).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- January 4, 2024
- Location
- Middleton, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N3477E
- Operator
- MOREY AIRPLANE CO INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA082 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Middleton Muni (KC29)
- Recorded flight
- 9 min, max 2,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:41 UTC, 1,100 ft, 69 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA082; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.