Piper PA-28-181 N4402A accident near Mesa, Arizona, April 22, 2023
Piper PA-28-181, registration N4402A, operated by CAE OXFORD AVIATION ACADEMY PHOENIX INC, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona on April 22, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA164 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 41 minutes of the flight after departing the Mesa/Falcon Fld area (KFFZ), reaching a maximum of 2,725 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:37 UTC, at 1,475 ft and 46 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 1 km from Mesa/Falcon Fld (KFFZ).
The nearest weather report, from KFFZ (1 km away), showed wind 250° at 7 knots gusting 14, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-181 registered in United States (Mode S A54D3C).
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 22, 2023
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N4402A
- Operator
- CAE OXFORD AVIATION ACADEMY PHOENIX INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA164 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Mesa/Falcon Fld (KFFZ)
- Nearest airport
- Mesa/Falcon Fld (KFFZ)
- Recorded flight
- 41 min, max 2,725 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:37 UTC, 1,475 ft, 46 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA164; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.