Cessna 172 N512SP accident near Mooresville, North Carolina, January 14, 2024
Cessna 172, registration N512SP, operated by AVOLANT AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Mooresville, North Carolina on January 14, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24LA090 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 39 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:16 UTC, at 1,400 ft and 74 knots, descending at 1,280 feet per minute, about 16 km from Statesville Muni (KSVH).
The nearest weather report, from KSVH (16 km away), showed wind 220° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A66A7B).
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
- January 14, 2024
- Location
- Mooresville, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N512SP
- Operator
- AVOLANT AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA090 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Statesville Muni (KSVH)
- Recorded flight
- 39 min, max 3,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:16 UTC, 1,400 ft, 74 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA090; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.