Van'S Aircraft RV-12iS N245EM accident near Lake Elmo, Minnesota, April 5, 2024
Van'S Aircraft RV-12iS, registration N245EM, operated by TC ASSET AND RENTALS LLC, was involved in an accident near Lake Elmo, Minnesota on April 5, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA149 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 3 minutes of the flight after departing the Lake Elmo Arpt area (K21D), reaching a maximum of 1,775 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:51 UTC, at 725 ft and 64 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 1 km from Lake Elmo Arpt (K21D).
The nearest weather report, from K21D (1 km away), showed wind 110° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Van's RV-12IS registered in United States (Mode S A24302).
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
- April 5, 2024
- Location
- Lake Elmo, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Van'S Aircraft RV-12iS
- Registration
- N245EM
- Operator
- TC ASSET AND RENTALS LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA149 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Lake Elmo Arpt (K21D)
- Nearest airport
- Lake Elmo Arpt (K21D)
- Recorded flight
- 3 min, max 1,775 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:51 UTC, 725 ft, 64 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA149; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.