Honda Aircraft Llc HA-420 N255HJ accident near Summerville, South Carolina, May 18, 2023
Honda Aircraft Llc HA-420, registration N255HJ, operated by Upfrunt Services LLC, was involved in an accident near Summerville, South Carolina on May 18, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23FA235 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 23 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 28,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 03:53 UTC, at 15,000 ft and 336 knots, descending at 1,664 feet per minute, about 12 km from Shaw AFB (KSSC).
The nearest weather report, from KSSC (12 km away), showed wind 40° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 9,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Honda Aircraft Company Honda Jet HA-420 registered in United States (Mode S A26AC9).
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 18, 2023
- Location
- Summerville, South Carolina
- Aircraft
- Honda Aircraft Llc HA-420
- Registration
- N255HJ
- Operator
- Upfrunt Services LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23FA235 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Shaw AFB (KSSC)
- Recorded flight
- 23 min, max 28,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 03:53 UTC, 15,000 ft, 336 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23FA235; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.