Bell 206L N9984K accident near Fern Prairie, Washington, September 26, 2024
Bell 206L, registration N9984K, operated by JL Aviation, was involved in an accident near Fern Prairie, Washington on September 26, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA319 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 18 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:51 UTC, at 1,300 ft and 21 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 14 km from Rooster Rock (KRRK).
The nearest weather report, from KTTD (14 km away), showed wind variable° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bell 206L Long Ranger registered in United States (Mode S ADF349).
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
- September 26, 2024
- Location
- Fern Prairie, Washington
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L
- Registration
- N9984K
- Operator
- JL Aviation
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA319 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Rooster Rock (KRRK)
- Recorded flight
- 18 min, max 3,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:51 UTC, 1,300 ft, 21 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA319; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.