Piper PA-25-235 N430AB accident near Hollywood, Florida, May 17, 2023
Piper PA-25-235, registration N430AB, operated by AERIAL BANNERS INC, was involved in an accident near Hollywood, Florida on May 17, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case ERA23FA234 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 10 minutes of the flight after departing the Hollywood/North Perry Arpt area (KHWO), reaching a maximum of 900 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:35 UTC, at 300 ft and 48 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 7 km from Hollywood/North Perry Arpt (KHWO).
The nearest weather report, from KHWO (7 km away), showed wind 280° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-25-235 registered in United States (Mode S A52320).
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
- May 17, 2023
- Location
- Hollywood, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-25-235
- Registration
- N430AB
- Operator
- AERIAL BANNERS INC
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA23FA234 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Hollywood/North Perry Arpt (KHWO)
- Nearest airport
- Hollywood/North Perry Arpt (KHWO)
- Recorded flight
- 10 min, max 900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:35 UTC, 300 ft, 48 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23FA234; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.