Cessna 172H N2782L accident near Belle Chasse, Louisiana, May 1, 2024
Cessna 172H, registration N2782L, operated by SOUTHERN SEAPLANE INC, was involved in an accident near Belle Chasse, Louisiana on May 1, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA186 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 67 minutes of the flight after departing the New Orleans area (KNBG), reaching a maximum of 600 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:08 UTC, at 100 ft and 81 knots, descending at 2,496 feet per minute, about 5 km from New Orleans (KNBG).
The nearest weather report, from KNBG (5 km away), showed wind 110° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172H registered in United States (Mode S A2C6DD).
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
- May 1, 2024
- Location
- Belle Chasse, Louisiana
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N2782L
- Operator
- SOUTHERN SEAPLANE INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA186 (Completed)
- Departure area
- New Orleans (KNBG)
- Nearest airport
- New Orleans (KNBG)
- Recorded flight
- 67 min, max 600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:08 UTC, 100 ft, 81 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA186; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.