Piper PA-18-135 N7199K accident near Compton, California, September 3, 2023
Piper PA-18-135, registration N7199K, operated by VAN WAGNER AERIAL MEDIA LLC, was involved in an accident near Compton, California on September 3, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case WPR23LA336 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 9 minutes of the flight after departing the Hawthorne Muni area (KHHR), reaching a maximum of 1,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:36 UTC, at 100 ft and 47 knots, descending at 1,152 feet per minute, about 10 km from Hawthorne Muni (KHHR).
The nearest weather report, from KHHR (10 km away), showed wind 260° at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 5,500 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-18-135 registered in United States (Mode S A9A119).
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
- September 3, 2023
- Location
- Compton, California
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-135
- Registration
- N7199K
- Operator
- VAN WAGNER AERIAL MEDIA LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR23LA336 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Hawthorne Muni (KHHR)
- Nearest airport
- Hawthorne Muni (KHHR)
- Recorded flight
- 9 min, max 1,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:36 UTC, 100 ft, 47 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR23LA336; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.