Piper Aircraft PA 46-350P N509Z accident near Eastsound, Washington, October 13, 2023
Piper Aircraft PA 46-350P, registration N509Z, operated by LRIA LEASING LLC, was involved in an accident near Eastsound, Washington on October 13, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA017 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 43 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 12,450 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:45 UTC, at 1,175 ft and 136 knots, descending at 960 feet per minute, about 4 km from Eastsound/Orcas Island Arpt (KORS).
The nearest weather report, from KORS (4 km away), showed wind 330° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA 46-350P registered in United States (Mode S A65D9E).
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
- October 13, 2023
- Location
- Eastsound, Washington
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft PA 46-350P
- Registration
- N509Z
- Operator
- LRIA LEASING LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA017 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Eastsound/Orcas Island Arpt (KORS)
- Recorded flight
- 43 min, max 12,450 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:45 UTC, 1,175 ft, 136 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA017; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.