Cessna 172M N6750H accident near Gig Harbor, Washington, December 13, 2024
Cessna 172M, registration N6750H, was involved in an accident near Gig Harbor, Washington on December 13, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA061 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 9 minutes of the flight after departing the Tacoma Narrows Arpt area (KTIW), reaching a maximum of 1,525 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:07 UTC, at 1,000 ft and 64 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 3 km from Tacoma Narrows Arpt (KTIW).
The nearest weather report, from KTIW (3 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 4,400 ft, weather: -RA (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172M registered in United States (Mode S A8F0AB).
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
- December 13, 2024
- Location
- Gig Harbor, Washington
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N6750H
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA061 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Tacoma Narrows Arpt (KTIW)
- Nearest airport
- Tacoma Narrows Arpt (KTIW)
- Recorded flight
- 9 min, max 1,525 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:07 UTC, 1,000 ft, 64 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA061; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.