Cessna 172 N734XT accident near Hernando, Florida, June 21, 2024
Cessna 172, registration N734XT, operated by American Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Hernando, Florida on June 21, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA271 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight after departing the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl area (KBKV), reaching a maximum of 2,425 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:05 UTC, at 400 ft and 69 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 22 km from Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV).
The nearest weather report, from KBKV (22 km away), showed wind 60° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,600 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S A9DC06).
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 21, 2024
- Location
- Hernando, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N734XT
- Operator
- American Aviation Inc
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA271 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV)
- Nearest airport
- Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV)
- Recorded flight
- 22 min, max 2,425 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:05 UTC, 400 ft, 69 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA271; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.