Magniflight Llc M24 ORION N4777W accident near Valmeyer, Illinois, October 19, 2024
Magniflight Llc M24 ORION, registration N4777W, operated by Magniflight LLC, was involved in an accident near Valmeyer, Illinois on October 19, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA022 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 10 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 925 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:52 UTC, at -25 ft and 51 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 26 km from St Louis/Downtown Arpt (KCPS).
The nearest weather report, from KCPS (26 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Magni Gyro M-24 Orion registered in United States (Mode S A5DE7D).
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
- October 19, 2024
- Location
- Valmeyer, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Magniflight Llc M24 ORION
- Registration
- N4777W
- Operator
- Magniflight LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA022 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- St Louis/Downtown Arpt (KCPS)
- Recorded flight
- 10 min, max 925 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:52 UTC, -25 ft, 51 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA022; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.