Piper AEROSTAR 601P N1SS accident near Grass Valley, California, March 14, 2024
Piper AEROSTAR 601P, registration N1SS, was involved in an accident near Grass Valley, California on March 14, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24LA111 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 6 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:48 UTC, at 3,200 ft and 131 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 2 km from Grass Valley/Nevada Cnty (KGOO).
The nearest weather report, from KGOO (2 km away), showed wind 80° at 15 knots gusting 32, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper AEROSTAR 601P registered in United States (Mode S A001A3).
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
- March 14, 2024
- Location
- Grass Valley, California
- Aircraft
- Piper AEROSTAR 601P
- Registration
- N1SS
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA111 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Grass Valley/Nevada Cnty (KGOO)
- Recorded flight
- 6 min, max 8,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:48 UTC, 3,200 ft, 131 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA111; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.