Cessna 305 N5673B accident near Sterling, Massachusetts, August 25, 2024
Cessna 305, registration N5673B, was involved in an accident near Sterling, Massachusetts on August 25, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA358 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 3 minutes of the flight after departing the Fitchburg Muni area (KFIT), reaching a maximum of 2,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:15 UTC, at 2,600 ft and 71 knots, climbing at 512 feet per minute, about 10 km from Fitchburg Muni (KFIT).
The nearest weather report, from KFIT (10 km away), showed wind 200° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna O-1A Bird Dog registered in United States (Mode S A743AE).
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
- August 25, 2024
- Location
- Sterling, Massachusetts
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305
- Registration
- N5673B
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA358 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Fitchburg Muni (KFIT)
- Nearest airport
- Fitchburg Muni (KFIT)
- Recorded flight
- 3 min, max 2,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:15 UTC, 2,600 ft, 71 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA358; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.