Piper PA-24-260 N503JA accident near Fullerton, California, August 8, 2023
Piper PA-24-260, registration N503JA, was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California on August 8, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR23LA317 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 18 minutes of the flight after departing the Fullerton Muni area (KFUL), reaching a maximum of 2,750 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:44 UTC, at 75 ft and 80 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 1 km from Fullerton Muni (KFUL).
The nearest weather report, from KFUL (1 km away), showed wind 180° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-24-260 registered in United States (Mode S A645DE).
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
- Fullerton, California
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260
- Registration
- N503JA
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA317 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Fullerton Muni (KFUL)
- Nearest airport
- Fullerton Muni (KFUL)
- Recorded flight
- 18 min, max 2,750 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:44 UTC, 75 ft, 80 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA317; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.