Piper PA24 N400RW accident near Norwood, Massachusetts, September 6, 2023
Piper PA24, registration N400RW, operated by CAREY AIR LLC, was involved in an accident near Norwood, Massachusetts on September 6, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA364 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 26 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 7,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 02:58 UTC, at 1,000 ft and 117 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 3 km from Norwood Mem (KOWD).
The nearest weather report, from KOWD (3 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-24-400 registered in United States (Mode S A4AE2D).
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 6, 2023
- Location
- Norwood, Massachusetts
- Aircraft
- Piper PA24
- Registration
- N400RW
- Operator
- CAREY AIR LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA364 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Norwood Mem (KOWD)
- Recorded flight
- 26 min, max 7,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 02:58 UTC, 1,000 ft, 117 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA364; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.