Piper PA-28-140 N4586R accident near Meeks Bay, California, July 1, 2023
Piper PA-28-140, registration N4586R, was involved in an accident near Meeks Bay, California on July 1, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case WPR23LA249 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 28 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 9,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:49 UTC, at 9,000 ft and 0 knots, about 4 km from Blue Canyon/Nyack Arpt (KBLU).
The nearest weather report, from KBLU (4 km away), showed wind 180° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-140 registered in United States (Mode S A5930E).
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
- July 1, 2023
- Location
- Meeks Bay, California
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N4586R
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA249 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Blue Canyon/Nyack Arpt (KBLU)
- Recorded flight
- 28 min, max 9,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:49 UTC, 9,000 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA249; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.