Cirrus Design SR20 N788JN accident near Aitkin, Minnesota, March 18, 2024
Cirrus Design SR20, registration N788JN, operated by Monaco Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Aitkin, Minnesota on March 18, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA138 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight after departing the Duluth Intl Arpt area (KDLH), reaching a maximum of 6,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:06 UTC, at 6,400 ft and 106 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 8 km from Cloquet/Carlton Cnty (KCOQ).
The nearest weather report, from KCOQ (8 km away), showed wind 230° at 9 knots gusting 17, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cirrus SR20 registered in United States (Mode S AAAF13).
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
- March 18, 2024
- Location
- Aitkin, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design SR20
- Registration
- N788JN
- Operator
- Monaco Aviation LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA138 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Duluth Intl Arpt (KDLH)
- Nearest airport
- Cloquet/Carlton Cnty (KCOQ)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 6,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:06 UTC, 6,400 ft, 106 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA138; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.