Cessna 172S N1254D accident near Pierson, Florida, May 26, 2024
Cessna 172S, registration N1254D, operated by PHOENIX EAST AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Pierson, Florida on May 26, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case ERA24LA231 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 67 minutes of the flight after departing the Palm Coast/Flagler Exec area (KFIN), reaching a maximum of 4,675 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:48 UTC, at 1,050 ft and 98 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 26 km from Deland Muni (KDED).
The nearest weather report, from KDED (26 km away), showed wind 80° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A0692D).
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
- May 26, 2024
- Location
- Pierson, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N1254D
- Operator
- PHOENIX EAST AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA231 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Palm Coast/Flagler Exec (KFIN)
- Nearest airport
- Deland Muni (KDED)
- Recorded flight
- 67 min, max 4,675 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:48 UTC, 1,050 ft, 98 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA231; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.