Honda Aircraft Llc HA-420 N118CX accident near Buena Vista, Colorado, March 5, 2023
Honda Aircraft Llc HA-420, registration N118CX, operated by Gulf Coast Aviation, was involved in an accident near Buena Vista, Colorado on March 5, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA134 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 28,525 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:11 UTC, at 10,325 ft and 153 knots, descending at 960 feet per minute, about 13 km from Buena Vista/Central Colorado Rgnl (KAEJ).
The nearest weather report, from KAEJ (13 km away), showed wind 280° at 8 knots gusting 24, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Honda Aircraft Company Honda Jet HA-420 Elite registered in United States (Mode S A04A33).
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
- March 5, 2023
- Location
- Buena Vista, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Honda Aircraft Llc HA-420
- Registration
- N118CX
- Operator
- Gulf Coast Aviation
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA134 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Buena Vista/Central Colorado Rgnl (KAEJ)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 28,525 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:11 UTC, 10,325 ft, 153 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA134; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.