Piper PA-28-181 N419W accident near Flint Township, Michigan, April 20, 2023
Piper PA-28-181, registration N419W, operated by ANN ARBOR FLYERS INC, was involved in an accident near Flint Township, Michigan on April 20, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA161 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 17 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:04 UTC, at 1,225 ft and 68 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 4 km from Flint/Bishop Intl (KFNT).
The nearest weather report, from KFNT (4 km away), showed wind 120° at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 11,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-181 registered in United States (Mode S A4F783).
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 20, 2023
- Location
- Flint Township, Michigan
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N419W
- Operator
- ANN ARBOR FLYERS INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA161 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Flint/Bishop Intl (KFNT)
- Recorded flight
- 17 min, max 3,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:04 UTC, 1,225 ft, 68 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA161; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.