Socata TBM 850 N228CH accident near Raleigh, North Carolina, April 24, 2024
Socata TBM 850, registration N228CH, operated by Medical Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Raleigh, North Carolina on April 24, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case ERA24LA191 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 26 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 13,925 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:08 UTC, at 450 ft and 88 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 3 km from Raleigh-Durham Intl (KRDU).
The nearest weather report, from KRDU (3 km away), showed wind 250° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 25,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a EADS SOCATA TBM 850 registered in United States (Mode S A1FEF3).
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 24, 2024
- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Socata TBM 850
- Registration
- N228CH
- Operator
- Medical Air Inc
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA191 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Raleigh-Durham Intl (KRDU)
- Recorded flight
- 26 min, max 13,925 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:08 UTC, 450 ft, 88 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA191; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.