Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A N65RW accident near Williamsburg, Virginia, September 13, 2024
Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A, registration N65RW, was involved in an accident near Williamsburg, Virginia on September 13, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24LA381 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 168 minutes of the flight after departing the Peachtree City/Falcon Fld area (KFFC), reaching a maximum of 10,825 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:03 UTC, at 4,775 ft and 0 knots, about 10 km from Petersburg/Dinwiddie Cnty (KPTB).
The nearest weather report, from KPTB (10 km away), showed wind 60° at 10 knots gusting 15, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 2,900 ft (MVFR conditions).
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
- September 13, 2024
- Location
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Aircraft
- Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A
- Registration
- N65RW
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA381 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Peachtree City/Falcon Fld (KFFC)
- Nearest airport
- Petersburg/Dinwiddie Cnty (KPTB)
- Recorded flight
- 168 min, max 10,825 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:03 UTC, 4,775 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA381; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.