Cessna 402 N7875E accident near Easton, Maryland, July 16, 2024
Cessna 402, registration N7875E, operated by UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, was involved in an accident near Easton, Maryland on July 16, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24FA305 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 29 minutes of the flight after departing the Fort Meade/Tipton Fld area (KFME), reaching a maximum of 3,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:26 UTC, at 2,675 ft and 147 knots, climbing at 448 feet per minute, about 25 km from Cambridge/Dorchester Rgnl (KCGE).
The nearest weather report, from KCGE (25 km away), showed wind 200° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 402B registered in United States (Mode S AAAD93).
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
- July 16, 2024
- Location
- Easton, Maryland
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N7875E
- Operator
- UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA305 (In work)
- Departure area
- Fort Meade/Tipton Fld (KFME)
- Nearest airport
- Cambridge/Dorchester Rgnl (KCGE)
- Recorded flight
- 29 min, max 3,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:26 UTC, 2,675 ft, 147 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA305; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.