Piper PA-28-181 N565TF accident near Sanford, North Carolina, March 19, 2023
Piper PA-28-181, registration N565TF, operated by AIR THERAPY LLC, was involved in an accident near Sanford, North Carolina on March 19, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA155 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 4 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 2,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:16 UTC, at 1,550 ft and 94 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 8 km from Sanford/Lee Cnty (KTTA).
The nearest weather report, from KTTA (8 km away), showed wind 340° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-181 registered in United States (Mode S A73B2C).
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 19, 2023
- Location
- Sanford, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N565TF
- Operator
- AIR THERAPY LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA155 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Sanford/Lee Cnty (KTTA)
- Recorded flight
- 4 min, max 2,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:16 UTC, 1,550 ft, 94 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA155; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.