Embraer S A EMB-545 N434FX accident near St. Simons Island, Georgia, September 21, 2023
Embraer S A EMB-545, registration N434FX, was involved in an accident near St. Simons Island, Georgia on September 21, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA23LA376 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 103 minutes of the flight after departing the White Plains/Westchester Cnty area (KHPN), reaching a maximum of 43,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:22 UTC, at 12,925 ft and 345 knots, descending at 2,432 feet per minute, about 53 km from Brunswick/McKinnon St Simons Arpt (KSSI).
The nearest weather report, from KSSI (53 km away), showed wind 40° at 16 knots gusting 24, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Embraer Praetor 500 registered in United States (Mode S A5328D).
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 21, 2023
- Location
- St. Simons Island, Georgia
- Aircraft
- Embraer S A EMB-545
- Registration
- N434FX
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA23LA376 (Completed)
- Departure area
- White Plains/Westchester Cnty (KHPN)
- Nearest airport
- Brunswick/McKinnon St Simons Arpt (KSSI)
- Recorded flight
- 103 min, max 43,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:22 UTC, 12,925 ft, 345 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA23LA376; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.