Textron Aviation T206H N460DC accident near Kneeland, California, July 23, 2024
Textron Aviation T206H, registration N460DC, was involved in an accident near Kneeland, California on July 23, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case WPR24FA252 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 63 minutes of the flight after departing the McClellan AFB area (KMCC), reaching a maximum of 10,575 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:51 UTC, at 9,375 ft and 174 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 55 km from Fortuna/Rohnerville Arpt (KFOT).
The nearest weather report, from KFOT (55 km away), showed wind 300° at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, no ceiling reported (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna T206H registered in United States (Mode S A599E9).
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
- July 23, 2024
- Location
- Kneeland, California
- Aircraft
- Textron Aviation T206H
- Registration
- N460DC
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24FA252 (Completed)
- Departure area
- McClellan AFB (KMCC)
- Nearest airport
- Fortuna/Rohnerville Arpt (KFOT)
- Recorded flight
- 63 min, max 10,575 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:51 UTC, 9,375 ft, 174 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24FA252; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.