Cessna 150K N6398G accident near South Saint Paul, Minnesota, September 17, 2023
Cessna 150K, registration N6398G, operated by CROWNED EAGLE AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near South Saint Paul, Minnesota on September 17, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN23LA420 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 18 minutes of the flight after departing the South St Paul Muni area (KSGS), reaching a maximum of 1,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:52 UTC, at 600 ft and 27 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 1 km from South St Paul Muni (KSGS).
The nearest weather report, from KSGS (1 km away), showed wind 20° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 150K registered in United States (Mode S A862A2).
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 17, 2023
- Location
- South Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150K
- Registration
- N6398G
- Operator
- CROWNED EAGLE AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN23LA420 (Completed)
- Departure area
- South St Paul Muni (KSGS)
- Nearest airport
- South St Paul Muni (KSGS)
- Recorded flight
- 18 min, max 1,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:52 UTC, 600 ft, 27 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN23LA420; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.