Piper PA-28RT-201 N2242N accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, September 23, 2023
Piper PA-28RT-201, registration N2242N, operated by ST LOUIS FLYING CLUB INC, was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri on September 23, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA417 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 13 minutes of the flight after departing the St Louis/Spirit of St Louis Arpt area (KSUS), reaching a maximum of 2,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:38 UTC, at 850 ft and 89 knots, descending at 1,216 feet per minute, about 3 km from St Louis/Spirit of St Louis Arpt (KSUS).
The nearest weather report, from KSUS (3 km away), showed wind 160° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported, weather: HZ (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered in United States (Mode S A1F288).
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 23, 2023
- Location
- Chesterfield, Missouri
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201
- Registration
- N2242N
- Operator
- ST LOUIS FLYING CLUB INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA417 (Completed)
- Departure area
- St Louis/Spirit of St Louis Arpt (KSUS)
- Nearest airport
- St Louis/Spirit of St Louis Arpt (KSUS)
- Recorded flight
- 13 min, max 2,050 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:38 UTC, 850 ft, 89 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA417; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.