Cessna A185F N61323 accident near Kent, Washington, August 24, 2024
Cessna A185F, registration N61323, operated by N61323 LLC, was involved in an accident near Kent, Washington on August 24, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24FA285 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 2 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 1,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:08 UTC, at 500 ft and 68 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 14 km from Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA).
The nearest weather report, from KSEA (14 km away), showed wind 180° at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,800 ft, weather: -RA (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna A185F registered in United States (Mode S A7FC9D).
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
- August 24, 2024
- Location
- Kent, Washington
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N61323
- Operator
- N61323 LLC
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24FA285 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA)
- Recorded flight
- 2 min, max 1,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:08 UTC, 500 ft, 68 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24FA285; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.