Cessna 172N N739MK accident near Blairstown, New Jersey, November 20, 2023
Cessna 172N, registration N739MK, operated by SHERMAN AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Blairstown, New Jersey on November 20, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA048 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight after departing the Caldwell/Essex Cnty area (KCDW), reaching a maximum of 3,275 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:13 UTC, at 925 ft and 74 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 24 km from Andover/Aeroflex Arpt (K12N).
The nearest weather report, from K12N (24 km away), showed wind 30° at 9 knots gusting 16, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S A9ED97).
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
- November 20, 2023
- Location
- Blairstown, New Jersey
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N739MK
- Operator
- SHERMAN AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA048 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Caldwell/Essex Cnty (KCDW)
- Nearest airport
- Andover/Aeroflex Arpt (K12N)
- Recorded flight
- 22 min, max 3,275 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:13 UTC, 925 ft, 74 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA048; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.