Cessna 172 N1451U accident near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, September 18, 2023
Cessna 172, registration N1451U, was involved in an accident near Winston-Salem, North Carolina on September 18, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA375 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 54 minutes of the flight after departing the Winston-Salem/Reynolds Arpt area (KINT), reaching a maximum of 2,175 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:07 UTC, at 1,450 ft and 77 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 3 km from Winston-Salem/Reynolds Arpt (KINT).
The nearest weather report, from KINT (3 km away), showed wind 330° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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 18, 2023
- Location
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N1451U
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA375 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Winston-Salem/Reynolds Arpt (KINT)
- Nearest airport
- Winston-Salem/Reynolds Arpt (KINT)
- Recorded flight
- 54 min, max 2,175 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:07 UTC, 1,450 ft, 77 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA375; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.