Mx Aircraft Tech Pty Ltd MXS N530RH accident near Hampton, Virginia, April 24, 2025

Mx Aircraft Tech Pty Ltd MXS, registration N530RH, was involved in an accident near Hampton, Virginia on April 24, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case ERA25FA185 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 163 minutes of the flight after departing the Smyrna Arpt area (KMQY), reaching a maximum of 9,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:31 UTC, at 75 ft and 143 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 4 km from Langley AFB (KLFI).

The nearest weather report, from KLFI (4 km away), showed wind 90° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR 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
April 24, 2025
Location
Hampton, Virginia
Aircraft
Mx Aircraft Tech Pty Ltd MXS
Registration
N530RH
Injuries
Fatal (1 on board)
NTSB case
ERA25FA185 (Completed)
Departure area
Smyrna Arpt (KMQY)
Nearest airport
Langley AFB (KLFI)
Recorded flight
163 min, max 9,500 ft
Last recorded position
15:31 UTC, 75 ft, 143 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 ERA25FA185; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.