Bellanca 17-31ATC N8800V accident near El Cajon, California, April 28, 2024
Bellanca 17-31ATC, registration N8800V, was involved in an accident near El Cajon, California on April 28, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24LA135 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 24 minutes of the flight after departing the San Diego/Gillespie Fld area (KSEE), reaching a maximum of 7,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:16 UTC, at 900 ft and 65 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 5 km from San Diego/Gillespie Fld (KSEE).
The nearest weather report, from KSEE (5 km away), showed wind 270° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bellanca 17-31ATC registered in United States (Mode S AC2041).
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 28, 2024
- Location
- El Cajon, California
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-31ATC
- Registration
- N8800V
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA135 (Completed)
- Departure area
- San Diego/Gillespie Fld (KSEE)
- Nearest airport
- San Diego/Gillespie Fld (KSEE)
- Recorded flight
- 24 min, max 7,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:16 UTC, 900 ft, 65 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA135; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.