Piper PA-28-180 N6605J accident near Denton, Texas, October 13, 2023
Piper PA-28-180, registration N6605J, was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas on October 13, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA016 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 35 minutes of the flight after departing the Denton Muni area (KDTO), reaching a maximum of 1,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:53 UTC, at 800 ft and 67 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 0 km from Denton Muni (KDTO).
The nearest weather report, from KDTO (0 km away), showed wind 260° at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-180 registered in United States (Mode S A8B749).
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
- October 13, 2023
- Location
- Denton, Texas
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N6605J
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA016 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Denton Muni (KDTO)
- Nearest airport
- Denton Muni (KDTO)
- Recorded flight
- 35 min, max 1,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:53 UTC, 800 ft, 67 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA016; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.