Cirrus Design SR22 N1281F accident near Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, September 28, 2024
Cirrus Design SR22, registration N1281F, was involved in an accident near Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on September 28, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 5 people on board. Case ERA24FA397 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 6 minutes of the flight after departing the Manteo/Dare Cnty area (KMQI), reaching a maximum of 1,575 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:18 UTC, at 425 ft and 70 knots, descending at 896 feet per minute, about 1 km from First Flight Airport (KFFA).
The nearest weather report, from KFFA (1 km away), showed wind 170° at 6 knots gusting 14, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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
- September 28, 2024
- Location
- Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design SR22
- Registration
- N1281F
- Injuries
- Fatal (5 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA397 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Manteo/Dare Cnty (KMQI)
- Nearest airport
- First Flight Airport (KFFA)
- Recorded flight
- 6 min, max 1,575 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:18 UTC, 425 ft, 70 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA397; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.