Cessna 172 N92970 accident near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, June 16, 2024
Cessna 172, registration N92970, operated by ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY, was involved in an accident near Elizabeth City, North Carolina on June 16, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA319 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 120 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 5,325 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:44 UTC, at 3,250 ft and 93 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 27 km from Greenville/Pitt Arpt (KPGV).
The nearest weather report, from KPGV (27 km away), showed wind 80° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S ACE2FF).
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 16, 2024
- Location
- Elizabeth City, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N92970
- Operator
- ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA319 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Greenville/Pitt Arpt (KPGV)
- Recorded flight
- 120 min, max 5,325 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:44 UTC, 3,250 ft, 93 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA319; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.