Cessna 421C N421TP accident near Carson City, Nevada, January 7, 2024
Cessna 421C, registration N421TP, operated by DOUBLE R AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada on January 7, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA068 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 109 minutes of the flight after departing the Van Nuys Arpt area (KVNY), reaching a maximum of 15,950 ft. The last recorded position was at 04:08 UTC, at 12,000 ft and 194 knots, descending at 1,152 feet per minute, about 27 km from Lake Tahoe Arpt (KTVL).
The nearest weather report, from KTVL (26 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 421C registered in United States (Mode S A5010D).
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
- January 7, 2024
- Location
- Carson City, Nevada
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C
- Registration
- N421TP
- Operator
- DOUBLE R AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA068 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Van Nuys Arpt (KVNY)
- Nearest airport
- Lake Tahoe Arpt (KTVL)
- Recorded flight
- 109 min, max 15,950 ft
- Last recorded position
- 04:08 UTC, 12,000 ft, 194 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA068; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.