Cessna 172I N46028 accident near Los Angeles, California, November 14, 2024
Cessna 172I, registration N46028, operated by FIRST TAKE AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California on November 14, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA037 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 4 minutes of the flight after departing the Van Nuys Arpt area (KVNY), reaching a maximum of 1,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:04 UTC, at 950 ft and 61 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 4 km from Van Nuys Arpt (KVNY).
The nearest weather report, from KVNY (4 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172I registered in United States (Mode S A59C5A).
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
- November 14, 2024
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172I
- Registration
- N46028
- Operator
- FIRST TAKE AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA037 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Van Nuys Arpt (KVNY)
- Nearest airport
- Van Nuys Arpt (KVNY)
- Recorded flight
- 4 min, max 1,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:04 UTC, 950 ft, 61 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA037; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.