Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180 N327A accident near Sugar Land, Texas, May 27, 2023
Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180, registration N327A, operated by D& S Mafco LLC, was involved in an accident near Sugar Land, Texas on May 27, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA205 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 16 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 14,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:05 UTC, at 13,575 ft and 0 knots, about 23 km from Columbus/Well Arpt (K66R).
The nearest weather report, from K66R (23 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piaggio P.180 Avanti II registered in United States (Mode S A38851).
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 27, 2023
- Location
- Sugar Land, Texas
- Aircraft
- Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180
- Registration
- N327A
- Operator
- D& S Mafco LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA205 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Columbus/Well Arpt (K66R)
- Recorded flight
- 16 min, max 14,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:05 UTC, 13,575 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA205; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.