Cessna 172S N478SP accident near Fredericksburg, Texas, April 17, 2023
Cessna 172S, registration N478SP, operated by ABOVE AND BEYOND AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, Texas on April 17, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA159 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 24 minutes of the flight after departing the Austin/Bergstrom Intl area (KAUS), reaching a maximum of 4,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:11 UTC, at 4,300 ft and 0 knots, about 31 km from Marble Falls/Horseshoe Bay Arpt (KDZB).
The nearest weather report, from KDZB (31 km away), showed wind 130° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A5E070).
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
- April 17, 2023
- Location
- Fredericksburg, Texas
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N478SP
- Operator
- ABOVE AND BEYOND AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA159 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Austin/Bergstrom Intl (KAUS)
- Nearest airport
- Marble Falls/Horseshoe Bay Arpt (KDZB)
- Recorded flight
- 24 min, max 4,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:11 UTC, 4,300 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA159; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.