Cessna 340 N269WT accident near Klein, Texas, September 28, 2025

Cessna 340, registration N269WT, was involved in an accident near Klein, Texas on September 28, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case CEN25FA395 is in work.

ADS-B receivers recorded 3 minutes of the flight after departing the Houston/Hooks Mem area (KDWH), reaching a maximum of 800 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:11 UTC, at 300 ft and 79 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 3 km from Houston/Hooks Mem (KDWH).

The nearest weather report, from KDWH (3 km away), showed wind variable° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Cessna 340 registered in United States (Mode S A2A272).

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
September 28, 2025
Location
Klein, Texas
Aircraft
Cessna 340
Registration
N269WT
Injuries
Fatal (2 on board)
NTSB case
CEN25FA395 (In work)
Departure area
Houston/Hooks Mem (KDWH)
Nearest airport
Houston/Hooks Mem (KDWH)
Recorded flight
3 min, max 800 ft
Last recorded position
17:11 UTC, 300 ft, 79 kt

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Sources: NTSB case CEN25FA395; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.