Cessna 172 N734YD accident near Kennesaw, Georgia, July 2, 2023
Cessna 172, registration N734YD, operated by SPROCKET AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT LLC, was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, Georgia on July 2, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA282 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 23 minutes of the flight after departing the Marietta/Cobb Cnty area (KRYY), reaching a maximum of 3,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:13 UTC, at 1,000 ft and 62 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 1 km from Marietta/Cobb Cnty (KRYY).
The nearest weather report, from KRYY (1 km away), showed wind variable° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S A9DC11).
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
- July 2, 2023
- Location
- Kennesaw, Georgia
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N734YD
- Operator
- SPROCKET AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA282 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Marietta/Cobb Cnty (KRYY)
- Nearest airport
- Marietta/Cobb Cnty (KRYY)
- Recorded flight
- 23 min, max 3,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:13 UTC, 1,000 ft, 62 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA282; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.