Textron Aviation 172S N281EA accident near Janesville, Wisconsin, September 24, 2024
Textron Aviation 172S, registration N281EA, operated by ELEVATION AIR CAPITAL LLC, was involved in an accident near Janesville, Wisconsin on September 24, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA379 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 20 minutes of the flight after departing the Janesville/S Wisconsin Rgnl area (KJVL), reaching a maximum of 2,175 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:48 UTC, at 2,025 ft and 105 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 2 km from Janesville/S Wisconsin Rgnl (KJVL).
The nearest weather report, from KJVL (2 km away), showed wind 360° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,800 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A2D217).
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 24, 2024
- Location
- Janesville, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Textron Aviation 172S
- Registration
- N281EA
- Operator
- ELEVATION AIR CAPITAL LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA379 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Janesville/S Wisconsin Rgnl (KJVL)
- Nearest airport
- Janesville/S Wisconsin Rgnl (KJVL)
- Recorded flight
- 20 min, max 2,175 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:48 UTC, 2,025 ft, 105 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA379; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.