Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E N8372F accident near Manvel, Texas, September 30, 2024
Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E, registration N8372F, was involved in an accident near Manvel, Texas on September 30, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA377 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 18 minutes of the flight after departing the Houston/Pearland Rgnl area (KLVJ), reaching a maximum of 800 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:30 UTC, at 700 ft and 79 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 8 km from Houston/Pearland Rgnl (KLVJ).
The nearest weather report, from KLVJ (8 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a McDonnell Douglas Helicopters 369 E registered in United States (Mode S AB74FF).
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 30, 2024
- Location
- Manvel, Texas
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E
- Registration
- N8372F
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA377 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Houston/Pearland Rgnl (KLVJ)
- Nearest airport
- Houston/Pearland Rgnl (KLVJ)
- Recorded flight
- 18 min, max 800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:30 UTC, 700 ft, 79 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA377; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.