Beech 95-B55 N73WA accident near Avalon, California, October 8, 2024
Beech 95-B55, registration N73WA, was involved in an accident near Avalon, California on October 8, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 5 people on board. Case WPR25FA007 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 8 minutes of the flight after departing the Avalon/Catalina Arpt area (KAVX), reaching a maximum of 1,675 ft. The last recorded position was at 03:04 UTC, at 1,575 ft and 109 knots, descending at 896 feet per minute, about 1 km from Avalon/Catalina Arpt (KAVX).
The nearest weather report, from KNUC (45 km away), showed wind 290° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 800 ft (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Beech 95-B55 registered in United States (Mode S A9CAA7).
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
- October 8, 2024
- Location
- Avalon, California
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55
- Registration
- N73WA
- Injuries
- Fatal (5 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA007 (In work)
- Departure area
- Avalon/Catalina Arpt (KAVX)
- Nearest airport
- Avalon/Catalina Arpt (KAVX)
- Recorded flight
- 8 min, max 1,675 ft
- Last recorded position
- 03:04 UTC, 1,575 ft, 109 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA007; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.