Cessna 177RG N7542V accident near Crestview, Florida, April 14, 2023
Cessna 177RG, registration N7542V, operated by COASTAL COSMETIC AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY LLC, was involved in an accident near Crestview, Florida on April 14, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case ERA23LA197 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 8 minutes of the flight after departing the Eglin AFB/Duke Fld area (KEGI), reaching a maximum of 2,125 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:37 UTC, at 425 ft and 64 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 7 km from Crestview/Sikes Arpt (KCEW).
The nearest weather report, from KCEW (7 km away), showed wind 180° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 177RG registered in United States (Mode S AA2B97).
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 14, 2023
- Location
- Crestview, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N7542V
- Operator
- COASTAL COSMETIC AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY LLC
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA197 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Eglin AFB/Duke Fld (KEGI)
- Nearest airport
- Crestview/Sikes Arpt (KCEW)
- Recorded flight
- 8 min, max 2,125 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:37 UTC, 425 ft, 64 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA197; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.