Piper PA-28-235 N9159W accident near Ocklawaha, Florida, October 29, 2023
Piper PA-28-235, registration N9159W, was involved in an accident near Ocklawaha, Florida on October 29, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24LA031 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 28 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:36 UTC, at 500 ft and 103 knots, descending at 1,088 feet per minute, about 20 km from The Villages (KVVG).
The nearest weather report, from KOCF (33 km away), showed wind 80° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,600 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-235 registered in United States (Mode S ACACE6).
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 29, 2023
- Location
- Ocklawaha, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N9159W
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA031 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- The Villages (KVVG)
- Recorded flight
- 28 min, max 3,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:36 UTC, 500 ft, 103 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA031; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.