Cessna 305 N19YM accident near Williamston, North Carolina, October 28, 2023
Cessna 305, registration N19YM, was involved in an accident near Williamston, North Carolina on October 28, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case ERA24LA025 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 44 minutes of the flight after departing the Southern Pines/Moore Cnty area (KSOP), reaching a maximum of 3,350 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:59 UTC, at 3,250 ft and 99 knots, climbing at 128 feet per minute, about 23 km from Goldsboro/Wayne Muni (KGWW).
The nearest weather report, from KGWW (22 km away), showed wind 260° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna L-19A Bird Dog registered in United States (Mode S A16804).
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 28, 2023
- Location
- Williamston, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Cessna 305
- Registration
- N19YM
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA025 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Southern Pines/Moore Cnty (KSOP)
- Nearest airport
- Goldsboro/Wayne Muni (KGWW)
- Recorded flight
- 44 min, max 3,350 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:59 UTC, 3,250 ft, 99 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA025; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.