Piper PA32 N6868D accident near Cincinnati, Ohio, September 1, 2023
Piper PA32, registration N6868D, operated by Flamingo Air, was involved in an accident near Cincinnati, Ohio on September 1, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA23LA362 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 30 minutes of the flight after departing the Cincinnati/Lunken Fld area (KLUK), reaching a maximum of 4,350 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:38 UTC, at 450 ft and 71 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 10 km from Cincinnati/Lunken Fld (KLUK).
The nearest weather report, from KLUK (10 km away), showed wind 40° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32-300 registered in United States (Mode S A91CF5).
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
- September 1, 2023
- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32
- Registration
- N6868D
- Operator
- Flamingo Air
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA362 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Cincinnati/Lunken Fld (KLUK)
- Nearest airport
- Cincinnati/Lunken Fld (KLUK)
- Recorded flight
- 30 min, max 4,350 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:38 UTC, 450 ft, 71 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA362; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.