Piper PA-23-250 N66RC accident near Forney, Texas, December 18, 2023
Piper PA-23-250, registration N66RC, operated by PACIFIC FLEET AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Forney, Texas on December 18, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN24LA068 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 312 minutes of the flight after departing the Mesquite Metro area (KHQZ), reaching a maximum of 10,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:43 UTC, at 250 ft and 97 knots, descending at 1,600 feet per minute, about 6 km from Mesquite Metro (KHQZ).
The nearest weather report, from KHQZ (6 km away), showed wind 350° at 8 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-23-250 registered in United States (Mode S A8B35A).
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
- December 18, 2023
- Location
- Forney, Texas
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250
- Registration
- N66RC
- Operator
- PACIFIC FLEET AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA068 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Mesquite Metro (KHQZ)
- Nearest airport
- Mesquite Metro (KHQZ)
- Recorded flight
- 312 min, max 10,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:43 UTC, 250 ft, 97 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA068; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.