Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 N857PA accident near North Las Vegas, Nevada, December 9, 2023
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, registration N857PA, operated by DIAMOND AIRCRAFT SALES OF KENTUCKY LLC, was involved in an incident near North Las Vegas, Nevada on December 9, 2023. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case OPS24LA011 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 76 minutes of the flight after departing the Las Vegas/North Arpt area (KVGT), reaching a maximum of 8,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:07 UTC, at 2,300 ft and 80 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 3 km from Las Vegas/North Arpt (KVGT).
The nearest weather report, from KVGT (3 km away), showed wind 340° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Diamond DA20-C1 registered in United States (Mode S ABC29F).
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 9, 2023
- Location
- North Las Vegas, Nevada
- Aircraft
- Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, Robinson Helicopter R44
- Registration
- N857PA, N744AF
- Operator
- DIAMOND AIRCRAFT SALES OF KENTUCKY LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- OPS24LA011 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Las Vegas/North Arpt (KVGT)
- Nearest airport
- Las Vegas/North Arpt (KVGT)
- Recorded flight
- 76 min, max 8,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:07 UTC, 2,300 ft, 80 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case OPS24LA011; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.