Piper PA-32-300 N44601 accident near Marion, Ohio, October 31, 2023
Piper PA-32-300, registration N44601, operated by TALON AERO LLC, was involved in an accident near Marion, Ohio on October 31, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case ERA24FA026 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 24 minutes of the flight after departing the Columbus/Rickenbacker Intl area (KLCK), reaching a maximum of 6,425 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:22 UTC, at 5,750 ft and 119 knots, descending at 1,472 feet per minute, about 17 km from Marion Muni (KMNN).
The nearest weather report, from KMNN (17 km away), showed wind 170° at 7 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 A56359).
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
- October 31, 2023
- Location
- Marion, Ohio
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N44601
- Operator
- TALON AERO LLC
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA026 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Columbus/Rickenbacker Intl (KLCK)
- Nearest airport
- Marion Muni (KMNN)
- Recorded flight
- 24 min, max 6,425 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:22 UTC, 5,750 ft, 119 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA026; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.