Cessna 172N N74C accident near San Diego, California, July 2, 2024
Cessna 172N, registration N74C, operated by PERSONAL AVIATION INC, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California on July 2, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24LA229 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 16 minutes of the flight after departing the San Diego/Montgomery Arpt area (KMYF), reaching a maximum of 1,550 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:55 UTC, at 525 ft and 36 knots, climbing at 256 feet per minute, about 1 km from San Diego/Montgomery Arpt (KMYF).
The nearest weather report, from KMYF (1 km away), showed wind 240° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S A9F063).
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
- July 2, 2024
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N74C
- Operator
- PERSONAL AVIATION INC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA229 (Completed)
- Departure area
- San Diego/Montgomery Arpt (KMYF)
- Nearest airport
- San Diego/Montgomery Arpt (KMYF)
- Recorded flight
- 16 min, max 1,550 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:55 UTC, 525 ft, 36 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA229; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.