Cessna 172 N7921G accident near Stoneville, North Carolina, April 18, 2024
Cessna 172, registration N7921G, operated by TRIAD AVIATION ACADEMY LLC, was involved in an accident near Stoneville, North Carolina on April 18, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA188 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 6 minutes of the flight after departing the Greensboro Intl area (KGSO), reaching a maximum of 3,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:15 UTC, at 3,500 ft and 92 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 8 km from Greensboro Intl (KGSO).
The nearest weather report, from KGSO (8 km away), showed wind 320° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172L registered in United States (Mode S AAC1F5).
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 18, 2024
- Location
- Stoneville, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7921G
- Operator
- TRIAD AVIATION ACADEMY LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA188 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Greensboro Intl (KGSO)
- Nearest airport
- Greensboro Intl (KGSO)
- Recorded flight
- 6 min, max 3,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:15 UTC, 3,500 ft, 92 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA188; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.