Cessna 172 N140FS accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 31, 2023
Cessna 172, registration N140FS, operated by CUSTOM AIR INTERNATIONAL LLC, was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida on October 31, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24LA030 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 31 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 2,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 07:57 UTC, at 500 ft and 122 knots, descending at 1,408 feet per minute, about 27 km from Miami/Opa Locka Arpt (KOPF).
The nearest weather report, from KOPF (26 km away), showed wind 330° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172M registered in United States (Mode S A0A33E).
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
- Pembroke Pines, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N140FS
- Operator
- CUSTOM AIR INTERNATIONAL LLC
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA030 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Miami/Opa Locka Arpt (KOPF)
- Recorded flight
- 31 min, max 2,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 07:57 UTC, 500 ft, 122 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA030; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.