Mooney Aircraft M20K N38RK accident near Farmington, California, March 16, 2024
Mooney Aircraft M20K, registration N38RK, was involved in an accident near Farmington, California on March 16, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA114 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 10 minutes of the flight after departing the Auburn Muni area (KAUN), reaching a maximum of 2,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:20 UTC, on the ground, about 10 km from Lincoln Rgnl (KLHM).
The nearest weather report, from KLHM (10 km away), showed wind 40° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Mooney M20K registered in United States (Mode S A45A72).
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 16, 2024
- Location
- Farmington, California
- Aircraft
- Mooney Aircraft M20K
- Registration
- N38RK
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA114 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Auburn Muni (KAUN)
- Nearest airport
- Lincoln Rgnl (KLHM)
- Recorded flight
- 10 min, max 2,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:20 UTC, on the ground
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA114; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.