Cessna 172G N129GW accident near West Bend, Wisconsin, July 13, 2024
Cessna 172G, registration N129GW, operated by RAMAIR LLC, was involved in an accident near West Bend, Wisconsin on July 13, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case CEN24LA266 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 3 minutes of the flight after departing the West Bend Muni area (KETB), reaching a maximum of 2,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:36 UTC, at 2,400 ft and 98 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 7 km from West Bend Muni (KETB).
The nearest weather report, from KETB (7 km away), showed wind 200° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172G registered in United States (Mode S A075CC).
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 13, 2024
- Location
- West Bend, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N129GW
- Operator
- RAMAIR LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA266 (Completed)
- Departure area
- West Bend Muni (KETB)
- Nearest airport
- West Bend Muni (KETB)
- Recorded flight
- 3 min, max 2,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:36 UTC, 2,400 ft, 98 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA266; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.