Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D N229CK accident near Mount Airy, Maryland, April 15, 2025
Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D, registration N229CK, was involved in an accident near Mount Airy, Maryland on April 15, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA305 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 70 minutes of the flight after departing the Detroit/Willow Run Arpt area (KYIP), reaching a maximum of 35,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 12:17 UTC, at 1,100 ft and 114 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 2 km from Martinsburg/E West Virginia Rgnl (KMRB).
The nearest weather report, from KMRB (2 km away), showed wind 280° at 18 knots gusting 26, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Dassault Falcon 20 DC registered in United States (Mode S A202AC).
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
- April 15, 2025
- Location
- Mount Airy, Maryland
- Aircraft
- Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER D
- Registration
- N229CK
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA305 (In work)
- Departure area
- Detroit/Willow Run Arpt (KYIP)
- Nearest airport
- Martinsburg/E West Virginia Rgnl (KMRB)
- Recorded flight
- 70 min, max 35,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 12:17 UTC, 1,100 ft, 114 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA305; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.