Piper Aircraft PA46R-350T N539MA accident near Mooresville, North Carolina, December 31, 2023
Piper Aircraft PA46R-350T, registration N539MA, operated by RTM AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Mooresville, North Carolina on December 31, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24FA078 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 18 minutes of the flight after departing the Statesville Muni area (KSVH), reaching a maximum of 3,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:13 UTC, at 1,125 ft and 71 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 15 km from Statesville Muni (KSVH).
The nearest weather report, from KSVH (15 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA46R-350T registered in United States (Mode S A6D2F0).
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
- December 31, 2023
- Location
- Mooresville, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft PA46R-350T
- Registration
- N539MA
- Operator
- RTM AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA078 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Statesville Muni (KSVH)
- Nearest airport
- Statesville Muni (KSVH)
- Recorded flight
- 18 min, max 3,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:13 UTC, 1,125 ft, 71 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA078; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.