Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA N468JA accident near Cahokia Heights, Illinois, July 24, 2024

Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA, registration N468JA, was involved in an accident near Cahokia Heights, Illinois on July 24, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA283 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 15 minutes of the flight after departing the St Louis/Downtown Arpt area (KCPS), reaching a maximum of 1,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:02 UTC, at 450 ft and 66 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 1 km from St Louis/Downtown Arpt (KCPS).

The nearest weather report, from KCPS (1 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

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 24, 2024
Location
Cahokia Heights, Illinois
Aircraft
Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA
Registration
N468JA
Injuries
None
NTSB case
CEN24LA283 (Completed)
Departure area
St Louis/Downtown Arpt (KCPS)
Nearest airport
St Louis/Downtown Arpt (KCPS)
Recorded flight
15 min, max 1,300 ft
Last recorded position
16:02 UTC, 450 ft, 66 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.

Related accidents

Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA283; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.