Bell 206L-3 N17592 accident near Tracy, California, April 23, 2024
Bell 206L-3, registration N17592, was involved in an accident near Tracy, California on April 23, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA134 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 47 minutes of the flight after departing the Modesto/Sham Fld area (KMOD), reaching a maximum of 500 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:31 UTC, at 325 ft and 11 knots, descending at 1,152 feet per minute, about 13 km from Tracy Muni (KTCY).
The nearest weather report, from KTCY (13 km away), showed wind variable° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,000 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 206L Long Ranger III registered in United States (Mode S A12F6E).
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
- April 23, 2024
- Location
- Tracy, California
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-3
- Registration
- N17592
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA134 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Modesto/Sham Fld (KMOD)
- Nearest airport
- Tracy Muni (KTCY)
- Recorded flight
- 47 min, max 500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:31 UTC, 325 ft, 11 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA134; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.