Grumman American Avn. AA-5 N9568U accident near Fort Worth, Texas, November 8, 2023
Grumman American Avn. AA-5, registration N9568U, operated by CENTEX CHEETAHS LLC, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas on November 8, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA034 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 54 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:18 UTC, at 900 ft and 1 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 11 km from Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW).
The nearest weather report, from KAFW (11 km away), showed wind 180° at 13 knots gusting 22, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Grumman American AA-5A registered in United States (Mode S AD4E74).
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
- November 8, 2023
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Aircraft
- Grumman American Avn. AA-5
- Registration
- N9568U
- Operator
- CENTEX CHEETAHS LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA034 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW)
- Recorded flight
- 54 min, max 4,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:18 UTC, 900 ft, 1 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA034; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.