Beech V35 N6659L accident near Clearwater, Florida, February 1, 2024
Beech V35, registration N6659L, operated by CONTROL DATA INC, was involved in an accident near Clearwater, Florida on February 1, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24FA104 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 50 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 5,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:06 UTC, at 100 ft and 123 knots, descending at 7,488 feet per minute, about 4 km from Clearwater Air Park (KCLW).
The nearest weather report, from KCLW (4 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Beech V35B registered in United States (Mode S A8CA6A).
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
- February 1, 2024
- Location
- Clearwater, Florida
- Aircraft
- Beech V35
- Registration
- N6659L
- Operator
- CONTROL DATA INC
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA104 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Clearwater Air Park (KCLW)
- Recorded flight
- 50 min, max 5,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:06 UTC, 100 ft, 123 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA104; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.