Beech V35 N47WT accident near Franklin, Tennessee, May 15, 2024
Beech V35, registration N47WT, was involved in an accident near Franklin, Tennessee on May 15, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 3 people on board. Case ERA24FA217 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 17 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 9,650 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:02 UTC, at 5,250 ft and 169 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 33 km from Columbia/Maury Cnty (KMRC).
The nearest weather report, from KMRC (33 km away), showed wind variable° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 5,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Beech Bonanza V35 registered in United States (Mode S A5C0C7).
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 15, 2024
- Location
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Aircraft
- Beech V35
- Registration
- N47WT
- Injuries
- Fatal (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA217 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Columbia/Maury Cnty (KMRC)
- Recorded flight
- 17 min, max 9,650 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:02 UTC, 5,250 ft, 169 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA217; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.