Cessna 172 N78445 accident near Terryville, Connecticut, June 3, 2024
Cessna 172, registration N78445, operated by WINGS OVER TEXAS HOLDINGS LLC, was involved in an accident near Terryville, Connecticut on June 3, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24LA241 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 34 minutes of the flight after departing the Poughkeepsie/Hudson Valley Rgnl area (KPOU), reaching a maximum of 5,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:51 UTC, at 3,000 ft and 77 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 15 km from Plainville/Robertson Fld (K4B8).
The nearest weather report, from K4B8 (14 km away), showed wind variable° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 13,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172K registered in United States (Mode S AAA264).
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
- June 3, 2024
- Location
- Terryville, Connecticut
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N78445
- Operator
- WINGS OVER TEXAS HOLDINGS LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA241 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Poughkeepsie/Hudson Valley Rgnl (KPOU)
- Nearest airport
- Plainville/Robertson Fld (K4B8)
- Recorded flight
- 34 min, max 5,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:51 UTC, 3,000 ft, 77 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA241; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.