Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus Sw N69PV accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 30, 2023

Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus Sw, registration N69PV, was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico on May 30, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR23LA209 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 7,175 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:07 UTC, at 6,225 ft and 1 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 1 km from Santa Fe Cnty Muni (KSAF).

The nearest weather report, from KSAF (1 km away), showed wind 240° at 9 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
May 30, 2023
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Aircraft
Pipistrel Doo Ajdovscina Virus Sw
Registration
N69PV
Injuries
Minor (1 on board)
NTSB case
WPR23LA209 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Santa Fe Cnty Muni (KSAF)
Recorded flight
12 min, max 7,175 ft
Last recorded position
20:07 UTC, 6,225 ft, 1 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.

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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA209; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.