Piper PA-28R-201T N135DG accident near Sacramento, California, August 4, 2024
Piper PA-28R-201T, registration N135DG, was involved in an accident near Sacramento, California on August 4, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR24LA267 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 3 minutes of the flight after departing the McClellan AFB area (KMCC), reaching a maximum of 800 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:16 UTC, at 100 ft and 74 knots, descending at 1,216 feet per minute, about 5 km from McClellan AFB (KMCC).
The nearest weather report, from KMCC (5 km away), showed wind variable° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28R-201T registered in United States (Mode S A08E16).
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
- August 4, 2024
- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201T
- Registration
- N135DG
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA267 (Completed)
- Departure area
- McClellan AFB (KMCC)
- Nearest airport
- McClellan AFB (KMCC)
- Recorded flight
- 3 min, max 800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:16 UTC, 100 ft, 74 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA267; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.