Bede BD-4 N931AS accident near Lowell, Indiana, November 14, 2023
Bede BD-4, registration N931AS, was involved in an accident near Lowell, Indiana on November 14, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN24LA038 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 9 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 0 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:03 UTC, at 0 ft and 79 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 24 km from Chicago/Lansing Muni (KIGQ).
The nearest weather report, from KIGQ (24 km away), showed wind 230° at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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 14, 2023
- Location
- Lowell, Indiana
- Aircraft
- Bede BD-4
- Registration
- N931AS
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA038 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Chicago/Lansing Muni (KIGQ)
- Recorded flight
- 9 min, max 0 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:03 UTC, 0 ft, 79 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA038; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.