Cessna 525B N869AC accident near Gulf Of Mexico, Gulf of America, March 30, 2023
Cessna 525B, registration N869AC, operated by Minnesota Equipment Leasing Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Gulf Of Mexico, Gulf of America on March 30, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23FA174 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 105 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 39,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:36 UTC, at 325 ft and 111 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 2 km from Tampa Intl Arpt (KTPA).
The nearest weather report, from KTPA (2 km away), showed wind variable° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 525B registered in United States (Mode S ABF049).
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
- March 30, 2023
- Location
- Gulf Of Mexico, Gulf of America
- Aircraft
- Cessna 525B
- Registration
- N869AC
- Operator
- Minnesota Equipment Leasing Services Inc
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23FA174 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Tampa Intl Arpt (KTPA)
- Recorded flight
- 105 min, max 39,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:36 UTC, 325 ft, 111 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
Sources: NTSB case ERA23FA174; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.