Cessna 402 N18VV accident near Boston, Massachusetts, September 17, 2024
Cessna 402, registration N18VV, operated by HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC, was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts on September 17, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA386 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 58 minutes of the flight after departing the Boston/Logan Intl area (KBOS), reaching a maximum of 6,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:18 UTC, at 0 ft and 97 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 1 km from Boston/Logan Intl (KBOS).
The nearest weather report, from KBOS (1 km away), showed wind 110° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 19,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 402C registered in United States (Mode S A14042).
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 17, 2024
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402
- Registration
- N18VV
- Operator
- HYANNIS AIR SERVICE INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA386 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Boston/Logan Intl (KBOS)
- Nearest airport
- Boston/Logan Intl (KBOS)
- Recorded flight
- 58 min, max 6,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:18 UTC, 0 ft, 97 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA386; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.