Air Tractor AT504 N8516V accident near Big Cypress, Florida, December 18, 2024
Air Tractor AT504, registration N8516V, was involved in an accident near Big Cypress, Florida on December 18, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA079 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 73 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 15,625 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:25 UTC, at 6,150 ft and 116 knots, descending at 3,584 feet per minute, about 37 km from Immokalee Rgnl (KIMM).
The nearest weather report, from KIMM (36 km away), showed wind variable° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported, weather: HZ (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
- December 18, 2024
- Location
- Big Cypress, Florida
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT504
- Registration
- N8516V
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA079 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Immokalee Rgnl (KIMM)
- Recorded flight
- 73 min, max 15,625 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:25 UTC, 6,150 ft, 116 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA079; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.