Cessna 172N N5254D accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, September 3, 2023
Cessna 172N, registration N5254D, operated by R&R AERO SERVICES LLC, was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota on September 3, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA400 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 74 minutes of the flight after departing the Eden Prairie/Flying area (KFCM), reaching a maximum of 3,850 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:45 UTC, at 1,125 ft and 67 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 2 km from Eden Prairie/Flying (KFCM).
The nearest weather report, from KFCM (2 km away), showed wind 210° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S A69E69).
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
- September 3, 2023
- Location
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5254D
- Operator
- R&R AERO SERVICES LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA400 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Eden Prairie/Flying (KFCM)
- Nearest airport
- Eden Prairie/Flying (KFCM)
- Recorded flight
- 74 min, max 3,850 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:45 UTC, 1,125 ft, 67 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA400; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.