Cessna 172R N988CP accident near Hooper, Nebraska, June 23, 2024
Cessna 172R, registration N988CP, operated by Civil Air Patrol, was involved in an accident near Hooper, Nebraska on June 23, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA349 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:54 UTC, at 1,200 ft and 64 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 1 km from Wahoo Muni (KAHQ).
The nearest weather report, from KAHQ (1 km away), showed wind 200° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172R registered in United States (Mode S ADC91C).
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
- June 23, 2024
- Location
- Hooper, Nebraska
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N988CP
- Operator
- Civil Air Patrol
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA349 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Wahoo Muni (KAHQ)
- Recorded flight
- 33 min, max 3,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:54 UTC, 1,200 ft, 64 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA349; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.