Magniflight Llc M24 ORION PLUS N1777W accident near Dauphin Island, Alabama, May 30, 2023
Magniflight Llc M24 ORION PLUS, registration N1777W, was involved in an accident near Dauphin Island, Alabama on May 30, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA251 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 11 minutes of the flight after departing the Gulf Shores/Edwards Arpt area (KJKA), reaching a maximum of 850 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:05 UTC, at 400 ft and 75 knots, climbing at 320 feet per minute, about 27 km from Fairhope/Callahan Arpt (KCQF).
The nearest weather report, from KCQF (27 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Magni Gyro M-24 Plus registered in United States (Mode S A13690).
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
- May 30, 2023
- Location
- Dauphin Island, Alabama
- Aircraft
- Magniflight Llc M24 ORION PLUS
- Registration
- N1777W
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA251 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Gulf Shores/Edwards Arpt (KJKA)
- Nearest airport
- Fairhope/Callahan Arpt (KCQF)
- Recorded flight
- 11 min, max 850 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:05 UTC, 400 ft, 75 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA251; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.