Cessna 172L N7250Q accident near Grass Valley, California, January 18, 2024
Cessna 172L, registration N7250Q, was involved in an accident near Grass Valley, California on January 18, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA078 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 15 minutes of the flight after departing the McClellan AFB area (KMCC), reaching a maximum of 4,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:30 UTC, at 4,500 ft and 112 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 12 km from Grass Valley/Nevada Cnty (KGOO).
The nearest weather report, from KGOO (11 km away), showed wind 60° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172L registered in United States (Mode S A9B886).
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 18, 2024
- Location
- Grass Valley, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N7250Q
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA078 (Completed)
- Departure area
- McClellan AFB (KMCC)
- Nearest airport
- Grass Valley/Nevada Cnty (KGOO)
- Recorded flight
- 15 min, max 4,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:30 UTC, 4,500 ft, 112 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA078; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.