Beech A36 N1861M accident near Cleveland, Ohio, April 6, 2024
Beech A36, registration N1861M, operated by LIGHTSPEED ENTERPRISES LLC, was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Ohio on April 6, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24LA165 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 29 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 5,850 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:01 UTC, at 975 ft and 121 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 4 km from Cleveland/Hopkins Intl (KCLE).
The nearest weather report, from KCLE (4 km away), showed wind 350° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Beech A36 registered in United States (Mode S A1597D).
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
- April 6, 2024
- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Aircraft
- Beech A36
- Registration
- N1861M
- Operator
- LIGHTSPEED ENTERPRISES LLC
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA165 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Cleveland/Hopkins Intl (KCLE)
- Recorded flight
- 29 min, max 5,850 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:01 UTC, 975 ft, 121 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA165; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.