Cessna 172G N3687L accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, May 30, 2024
Cessna 172G, registration N3687L, operated by ELON AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina on May 30, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA260 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 51 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:36 UTC, at 3,300 ft and 107 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 22 km from Burlington/Alamance Rgnl (KBUY).
The nearest weather report, from KBUY (22 km away), showed wind 320° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172G registered in United States (Mode S A42D5C).
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 30, 2024
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G
- Registration
- N3687L
- Operator
- ELON AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA260 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Burlington/Alamance Rgnl (KBUY)
- Recorded flight
- 51 min, max 3,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:36 UTC, 3,300 ft, 107 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA260; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.