Piper PA22 N8500D accident near White Plains, New York, April 3, 2023
Piper PA22, registration N8500D, operated by SCOOTAIR LLC, was involved in an accident near White Plains, New York on April 3, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA186 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 8 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:20 UTC, at 1,900 ft and 88 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 21 km from White Plains/Westchester Cnty (KHPN).
The nearest weather report, from KHPN (21 km away), showed wind 150° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-22-160 registered in United States (Mode S ABA9B4).
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
- April 3, 2023
- Location
- White Plains, New York
- Aircraft
- Piper PA22
- Registration
- N8500D
- Operator
- SCOOTAIR LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA186 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- White Plains/Westchester Cnty (KHPN)
- Recorded flight
- 8 min, max 3,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:20 UTC, 1,900 ft, 88 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA186; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.