Hawker Beechcraft G36 N23VS accident near Buford, Georgia, December 21, 2023
Hawker Beechcraft G36, registration N23VS, was involved in an accident near Buford, Georgia on December 21, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24FA072 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight after departing the Atlanta/Dekalb-Peachtree Arpt area (KPDK), reaching a maximum of 2,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:14 UTC, at 1,100 ft and 75 knots, descending at 960 feet per minute, about 21 km from Gainesville/Gilmer Mem (KGVL).
The nearest weather report, from KGVL (21 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Hawker Beechcraft G36 registered in United States (Mode S A20813).
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 21, 2023
- Location
- Buford, Georgia
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft G36
- Registration
- N23VS
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA072 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Atlanta/Dekalb-Peachtree Arpt (KPDK)
- Nearest airport
- Gainesville/Gilmer Mem (KGVL)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 2,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:14 UTC, 1,100 ft, 75 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA072; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.