Piper Aircraft PA-44-180 N816AT accident near Fort Worth, Texas, January 7, 2024
Piper Aircraft PA-44-180, registration N816AT, operated by SEMINOLE AIRCRAFT LLC, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas on January 7, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA086 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 78 minutes of the flight after departing the Arlington Muni area (KGKY), reaching a maximum of 2,475 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:04 UTC, at 875 ft and 82 knots, descending at 960 feet per minute, about 2 km from Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW).
The nearest weather report, from KAFW (2 km away), showed wind 170° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-44-180 registered in United States (Mode S AB1FB8).
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
- January 7, 2024
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft PA-44-180
- Registration
- N816AT
- Operator
- SEMINOLE AIRCRAFT LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA086 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Arlington Muni (KGKY)
- Nearest airport
- Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW)
- Recorded flight
- 78 min, max 2,475 ft
- Last recorded position
- 11:04 UTC, 875 ft, 82 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA086; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.