Cessna 177B N30853 accident near Shell Knob, Missouri, September 1, 2024
Cessna 177B, registration N30853, operated by QUAD CITY AREA FLYING EAGLES INC, was involved in an accident near Shell Knob, Missouri on September 1, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 3 people on board. Case CEN24LA334 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 40 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:10 UTC, at 1,400 ft and 73 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 16 km from Branson/West Muni (KFWB).
The nearest weather report, from KFWB (16 km away), showed no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 177B registered in United States (Mode S A3402D).
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
- September 1, 2024
- Location
- Shell Knob, Missouri
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N30853
- Operator
- QUAD CITY AREA FLYING EAGLES INC
- Injuries
- Minor (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA334 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Branson/West Muni (KFWB)
- Recorded flight
- 40 min, max 3,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:10 UTC, 1,400 ft, 73 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA334; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.