Cessna 172 N72CM accident near Hernando, Florida, June 20, 2024
Cessna 172, registration N72CM, was involved in an accident near Hernando, Florida on June 20, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA270 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight after departing the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl area (KBKV), reaching a maximum of 2,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:43 UTC, at 2,100 ft and 0 knots, about 8 km from Inverness Arpt (KINF).
The nearest weather report, from KINF (8 km away), showed wind 60° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 7,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172M registered in United States (Mode S A9A171).
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 20, 2024
- Location
- Hernando, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N72CM
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA270 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV)
- Nearest airport
- Inverness Arpt (KINF)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 2,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:43 UTC, 2,100 ft, 0 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA270; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.