Piper PA-44-180 N5331N accident near Savoy, Illinois, October 24, 2023
Piper PA-44-180, registration N5331N, operated by UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, was involved in an accident near Savoy, Illinois on October 24, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA026 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 5,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:00 UTC, at 4,900 ft and 159 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 22 km from Champaign/Willard Arpt (KCMI).
The nearest weather report, from KCMI (22 km away), showed wind 180° at 15 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 11,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-44-180 registered in United States (Mode S A6BE1A).
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 24, 2023
- Location
- Savoy, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180
- Registration
- N5331N
- Operator
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA026 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Champaign/Willard Arpt (KCMI)
- Recorded flight
- 7 min, max 5,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:00 UTC, 4,900 ft, 159 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA026; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.