Beech C23 N997V accident near South Bend, Indiana, September 10, 2025
Beech C23, registration N997V, was involved in an accident near South Bend, Indiana on September 10, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA382 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 4 minutes of the flight after departing the South Bend Rgnl area (KSBN), reaching a maximum of 1,575 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:06 UTC, at 725 ft and 73 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 1 km from South Bend Rgnl (KSBN).
The nearest weather report, from KSBN (1 km away), showed wind 170° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Beech C23 registered in United States (Mode S ADEE7F).
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 10, 2025
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana
- Aircraft
- Beech C23
- Registration
- N997V
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA382 (Completed)
- Departure area
- South Bend Rgnl (KSBN)
- Nearest airport
- South Bend Rgnl (KSBN)
- Recorded flight
- 4 min, max 1,575 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:06 UTC, 725 ft, 73 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA382; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.