Cessna 172 N640MG accident near Louisville, Kentucky, October 8, 2024
Cessna 172, registration N640MG, operated by WHISKEY GIRL AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Louisville, Kentucky on October 8, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA031 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 14 minutes of the flight after departing the Louisville/Bowman Fld area (KLOU), reaching a maximum of 1,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:01 UTC, at 800 ft and 62 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 2 km from Louisville/Bowman Fld (KLOU).
The nearest weather report, from KLOU (2 km away), showed wind variable° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172M registered in United States (Mode S A86655).
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
- October 8, 2024
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N640MG
- Operator
- WHISKEY GIRL AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA031 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Louisville/Bowman Fld (KLOU)
- Nearest airport
- Louisville/Bowman Fld (KLOU)
- Recorded flight
- 14 min, max 1,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:01 UTC, 800 ft, 62 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA031; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.