Cessna 172R N9561V accident near Lockhart, Texas, July 14, 2024
Cessna 172R, registration N9561V, operated by ABOVE AND BEYOND AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Lockhart, Texas on July 14, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA263 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 45 minutes of the flight after departing the Austin/Bergstrom Intl area (KAUS), reaching a maximum of 3,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:31 UTC, at 1,050 ft and 71 knots, climbing at 192 feet per minute, about 19 km from San Marcos Muni (KHYI).
The nearest weather report, from KHYI (19 km away), showed wind 180° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172R registered in United States (Mode S AD4D80).
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
- July 14, 2024
- Location
- Lockhart, Texas
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N9561V
- Operator
- ABOVE AND BEYOND AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA263 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Austin/Bergstrom Intl (KAUS)
- Nearest airport
- San Marcos Muni (KHYI)
- Recorded flight
- 45 min, max 3,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:31 UTC, 1,050 ft, 71 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 CEN24LA263; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.