Mooney Aircraft M20K N262MK accident near Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, May 6, 2023
Mooney Aircraft M20K, registration N262MK, was involved in an accident near Hillsborough Township, New Jersey on May 6, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA23LA225 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 43 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 10,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:03 UTC, at 400 ft and 0 knots, about 14 km from Somerville/Somerset Arpt (KSMQ).
The nearest weather report, from KSMQ (14 km away), showed wind 360° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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 6, 2023
- Location
- Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
- Aircraft
- Mooney Aircraft M20K
- Registration
- N262MK
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA225 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Somerville/Somerset Arpt (KSMQ)
- Recorded flight
- 43 min, max 10,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:03 UTC, 400 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA225; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.