Piper PA46 N444RR accident near Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, July 15, 2023
Piper PA46, registration N444RR, operated by Access Yacht Sales Inc, was involved in an accident near Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts on July 15, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case ERA23LA300 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 44 minutes of the flight after departing the White Plains/Westchester Cnty area (KHPN), reaching a maximum of 15,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:57 UTC, at 4,600 ft and 165 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 25 km from Marthas Vineyard Arpt (KMVY).
The nearest weather report, from KMVY (25 km away), showed wind 190° at 13 knots gusting 19, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 5,000 ft, weather: -RA (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-46-500TP registered in United States (Mode S A55B00).
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 15, 2023
- Location
- Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46
- Registration
- N444RR
- Operator
- Access Yacht Sales Inc
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA300 (Completed)
- Departure area
- White Plains/Westchester Cnty (KHPN)
- Nearest airport
- Marthas Vineyard Arpt (KMVY)
- Recorded flight
- 44 min, max 15,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:57 UTC, 4,600 ft, 165 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA300; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.