Cessna 210M N6PD accident near Gulfport, Mississippi, December 23, 2023

Cessna 210M, registration N6PD, was involved in an accident near Gulfport, Mississippi on December 23, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN24LA078 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:13 UTC, at 3,600 ft and 178 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 5 km from Pascagoula / Ja (KPGL).

The nearest weather report, from KPQL (12 km away), showed wind 120° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 5,000 ft (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Cessna 210M registered in United States (Mode S A7C3D6).

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 23, 2023
Location
Gulfport, Mississippi
Aircraft
Cessna 210M
Registration
N6PD
Injuries
Minor (1 on board)
NTSB case
CEN24LA078 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Pascagoula / Ja (KPGL)
Recorded flight
12 min, max 4,300 ft
Last recorded position
22:13 UTC, 3,600 ft, 178 kt

3D flight replay

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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA078; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.