Piper PA-28-180 N8823J accident near Ritchfield, Utah, August 8, 2023
Piper PA-28-180, registration N8823J, operated by BAS Part Sales LLC, was involved in an accident near Ritchfield, Utah on August 8, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR23LA308 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 74 minutes of the flight after departing the Livermore Muni area (KLVK), reaching a maximum of 13,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:09 UTC, at 13,025 ft and 109 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 41 km from Mammoth/Yosemite Arpt (KMMH).
The nearest weather report, from KMMH (41 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-180 registered in United States (Mode S AC280D).
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
- August 8, 2023
- Location
- Ritchfield, Utah
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N8823J
- Operator
- BAS Part Sales LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA308 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Livermore Muni (KLVK)
- Nearest airport
- Mammoth/Yosemite Arpt (KMMH)
- Recorded flight
- 74 min, max 13,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:09 UTC, 13,025 ft, 109 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA308; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.