Cessna 550 N550DW accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 27, 2023
Cessna 550, registration N550DW, operated by White Sands Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 27, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA148 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 128 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 32,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:48 UTC, at 1,600 ft and 104 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 6 km from Oklahoma City/Will Rogers Intl (KOKC).
The nearest weather report, from KOKC (5 km away), showed wind 80° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 25,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna Citation II registered in United States (Mode S A6FFCB).
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 27, 2023
- Location
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Aircraft
- Cessna 550
- Registration
- N550DW
- Operator
- White Sands Aviation LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA148 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Oklahoma City/Will Rogers Intl (KOKC)
- Recorded flight
- 128 min, max 32,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:48 UTC, 1,600 ft, 104 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA148; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.