Piper PA28 N15417 accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, July 27, 2023
Piper PA28, registration N15417, was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee on July 27, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA347 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 83 minutes of the flight after departing the Knoxville/Downtown Arpt area (KDKX), reaching a maximum of 5,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:50 UTC, at 1,400 ft and 91 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 2 km from Knoxville/Downtown Arpt (KDKX).
The nearest weather report, from KDKX (2 km away), showed wind 240° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-180 registered in United States (Mode S A0DBA6).
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 27, 2023
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N15417
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA347 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Knoxville/Downtown Arpt (KDKX)
- Nearest airport
- Knoxville/Downtown Arpt (KDKX)
- Recorded flight
- 83 min, max 5,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:50 UTC, 1,400 ft, 91 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA347; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.