Piper PA-31-350 N818BR accident near Victoria, Texas, December 11, 2024
Piper PA-31-350, registration N818BR, operated by Marc Inc, was involved in an accident near Victoria, Texas on December 11, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case CEN25LA060 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 296 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 16,175 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:52 UTC, at 2,750 ft and 146 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 32 km from Victoria Rgnl (KVCT).
The nearest weather report, from KVCT (32 km away), showed wind 340° at 6 knots gusting 15, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-31-350 registered in United States (Mode S AB273D).
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
- December 11, 2024
- Location
- Victoria, Texas
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350
- Registration
- N818BR
- Operator
- Marc Inc
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA060 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Victoria Rgnl (KVCT)
- Recorded flight
- 296 min, max 16,175 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:52 UTC, 2,750 ft, 146 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
- Cessna 177B N30718, Bolivar, Texas, October 20, 2026
- Cessna 182A N5153D, Galveston, Texas, October 19, 2026
- Cessna 182Q N68EP, Gun Barrel City, Texas, October 18, 2026
- Lancair IV N5SV, Haslet, Texas, October 7, 2026
- Beech A35 N577B, Skidmore, Texas, October 7, 2025
- Cessna 340 N269WT, Klein, Texas, September 28, 2025
- Piper PA-31-350 VH-HJE, Archerfield, Australia, April 7, 2023
Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA060; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.