Cessna 172H N2550L accident near Seattle, Washington, May 18, 2023
Cessna 172H, registration N2550L, was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington on May 18, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR23LA196 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 17 minutes of the flight after departing the Port Townsend/Jefferson Cnty area (K0S9), reaching a maximum of 2,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:16 UTC, at 0 ft and 72 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 9 km from Seattle/Boeing Fld (KBFI).
The nearest weather report, from KBFI (9 km away), showed wind 240° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported, weather: FU (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172H registered in United States (Mode S A26C74).
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
- May 18, 2023
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N2550L
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA196 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Port Townsend/Jefferson Cnty (K0S9)
- Nearest airport
- Seattle/Boeing Fld (KBFI)
- Recorded flight
- 17 min, max 2,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:16 UTC, 0 ft, 72 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA196; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.