Cessna R172E N23788 accident near Hillrose, Colorado, July 6, 2024
Cessna R172E, registration N23788, operated by SCOTT AVIATION INC, was involved in an incident near Hillrose, Colorado on July 6, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA270 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 11 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,775 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:52 UTC, at 8,775 ft and 87 knots, climbing at 320 feet per minute, about 27 km from Fort Morgan Muni (KFMM).
The nearest weather report, from KFMM (27 km away), showed wind 70° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna R172E registered in United States (Mode S A22612).
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 6, 2024
- Location
- Hillrose, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172E
- Registration
- N23788
- Operator
- SCOTT AVIATION INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA270 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Fort Morgan Muni (KFMM)
- Recorded flight
- 11 min, max 8,775 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:52 UTC, 8,775 ft, 87 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 CEN24LA270; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.