Cessna 180A N889SL accident near Grand Prairie, Texas, July 5, 2023
Cessna 180A, registration N889SL, was involved in an accident near Grand Prairie, Texas on July 5, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA275 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 13 minutes of the flight after departing the Grand Prairie Muni area (KGPM), reaching a maximum of 1,375 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:59 UTC, at 975 ft and 76 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 3 km from Grand Prairie Muni (KGPM).
The nearest weather report, from KGPM (3 km away), showed wind 260° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 180A registered in United States (Mode S AC40DF).
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
- July 5, 2023
- Location
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180A
- Registration
- N889SL
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA275 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Grand Prairie Muni (KGPM)
- Nearest airport
- Grand Prairie Muni (KGPM)
- Recorded flight
- 13 min, max 1,375 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:59 UTC, 975 ft, 76 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA275; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.