Bellanca 17-30A N9996V accident near Galveston, Texas, April 5, 2024
Bellanca 17-30A, registration N9996V, was involved in an accident near Galveston, Texas on April 5, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA152 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 5 minutes of the flight after departing the Houston/Pearland Rgnl area (KLVJ), reaching a maximum of 1,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:57 UTC, at 1,400 ft and 143 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 21 km from Houston/Pearland Rgnl (KLVJ).
The nearest weather report, from KLVJ (21 km away), showed visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bellanca 17-30A registered in United States (Mode S ADF750).
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
- Galveston, Texas
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N9996V
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA152 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Houston/Pearland Rgnl (KLVJ)
- Nearest airport
- Houston/Pearland Rgnl (KLVJ)
- Recorded flight
- 5 min, max 1,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:57 UTC, 1,400 ft, 143 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA152; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.