Hughes 369 N8969F accident near Canton, Michigan, September 11, 2024
Hughes 369, registration N8969F, was involved in an accident near Canton, Michigan on September 11, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA358 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight after departing the Detroit/Willow Run Arpt area (KYIP), reaching a maximum of 900 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:31 UTC, at 600 ft and 3 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 9 km from Detroit/Willow Run Arpt (KYIP).
The nearest weather report, from KYIP (9 km away), showed no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Hughes 369 D registered in United States (Mode S AC5F37).
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 11, 2024
- Location
- Canton, Michigan
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369
- Registration
- N8969F
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA358 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Detroit/Willow Run Arpt (KYIP)
- Nearest airport
- Detroit/Willow Run Arpt (KYIP)
- Recorded flight
- 22 min, max 900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:31 UTC, 600 ft, 3 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA358; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.