Douglas A Kupersmith ZENITH CH650B N255DK accident near Canton, OH, USA, October 24, 2026
Douglas A Kupersmith ZENITH CH650B, registration N255DK, was involved in an acc near Canton, OH, USA on October 24, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor. Case ERA27LA022 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight after departing the New Philadelphia/Clever Fld area (KPHD), reaching a maximum of 3,225 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:32 UTC, at 1,200 ft and 74 knots, descending at 1,088 feet per minute, about 17 km from Akron/Canton Rgnl (KCAK).
The nearest weather report, from KCAK (17 km away), showed wind 100° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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 24, 2026
- Location
- Canton, OH, USA
- Aircraft
- Douglas A Kupersmith ZENITH CH650B
- Registration
- N255DK
- Injuries
- Minor
- NTSB case
- ERA27LA022 (In work)
- Departure area
- New Philadelphia/Clever Fld (KPHD)
- Nearest airport
- Akron/Canton Rgnl (KCAK)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 3,225 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:32 UTC, 1,200 ft, 74 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
News coverage
- Plane Crash-Lands at Metallus Plant in Perry Township, Ohio (Hoodline)
- Plane makes emergency landing in Perry Township, Ohio, no injuries reported, police say (cedarnews.net)
- Officials investigating North Canton plane crash (Yahoo)
- Mother and 4 children killed in Canton house fire to be laid to rest Friday (CBS News)
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Sources: NTSB case ERA27LA022; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.