Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100 N5799 accident near Lakeport, Florida, January 19, 2024

Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100, registration N5799, operated by Quest Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Lakeport, Florida on January 19, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24LA093 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 44 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,425 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:04 UTC, at 6,500 ft and 0 knots, about 40 km from Okeechobee Cnty Arpt (KOBE).

The nearest weather report, from KOBE (40 km away), showed wind 270° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Kodiak Aircraft Kodiak 100-II registered in United States (Mode S A7736B).

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 19, 2024
Location
Lakeport, Florida
Aircraft
Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100
Registration
N5799
Operator
Quest Aviation LLC
Injuries
Serious (1 on board)
NTSB case
ERA24LA093 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Okeechobee Cnty Arpt (KOBE)
Recorded flight
44 min, max 8,425 ft
Last recorded position
22:04 UTC, 6,500 ft, 0 kt

3D flight replay

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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA093; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.