Piper PA32RT N442TM accident near Dekalb, Illinois, May 19, 2023
Piper PA32RT, registration N442TM, operated by RICE HERITAGE EQUIPMENT LLC, was involved in an accident near Dekalb, Illinois on May 19, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA193 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 21 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,475 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:10 UTC, at 3,650 ft and 98 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 0 km from DeKalb/Taylor Muni (KDKB).
The nearest weather report, from KDKB (0 km away), showed wind 300° at 14 knots gusting 21, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32RT-300T registered in United States (Mode S A553C0).
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
- May 19, 2023
- Location
- Dekalb, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32RT
- Registration
- N442TM
- Operator
- RICE HERITAGE EQUIPMENT LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA193 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- DeKalb/Taylor Muni (KDKB)
- Recorded flight
- 21 min, max 4,475 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:10 UTC, 3,650 ft, 98 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA193; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.