Cessna 172R N674MA accident near Romeoville, Illinois, May 23, 2023
Cessna 172R, registration N674MA, operated by LEWIS UNIVERSITY, was involved in an accident near Romeoville, Illinois on May 23, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA256 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 23 minutes of the flight after departing the Romeoville/Lewis Univ Arpt area (KLOT), reaching a maximum of 1,725 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:16 UTC, at 650 ft and 73 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 1 km from Romeoville/Lewis Univ Arpt (KLOT).
The nearest weather report, from KLOT (1 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172R registered in United States (Mode S A8EBA8).
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 23, 2023
- Location
- Romeoville, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N674MA
- Operator
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA256 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Romeoville/Lewis Univ Arpt (KLOT)
- Nearest airport
- Romeoville/Lewis Univ Arpt (KLOT)
- Recorded flight
- 23 min, max 1,725 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:16 UTC, 650 ft, 73 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA256; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.