Cirrus Design SF50 N727VB accident near Watsonville, California, August 9, 2024
Cirrus Design SF50, registration N727VB, operated by FAFO AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Watsonville, California on August 9, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA278 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 54 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 30,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:49 UTC, at 1,175 ft and 125 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 3 km from Watsonville Muni (KWVI).
The nearest weather report, from KWVI (3 km away), showed wind 160° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cirrus SF50 registered in United States (Mode S A9BF6A).
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 9, 2024
- Location
- Watsonville, California
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design SF50
- Registration
- N727VB
- Operator
- FAFO AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA278 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Watsonville Muni (KWVI)
- Recorded flight
- 54 min, max 30,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:49 UTC, 1,175 ft, 125 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA278; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.