Cessna 172N N734LJ accident near Bandera, Washington, October 18, 2023
Cessna 172N, registration N734LJ, operated by HARPY AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Bandera, Washington on October 18, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA022 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 4 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 7,075 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:33 UTC, at 6,325 ft and 86 knots, descending at 1,536 feet per minute, about 14 km from Stampede Pass (KSMP).
The nearest weather report, from KSMP (14 km away), showed wind variable° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S A9DAEA).
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 18, 2023
- Location
- Bandera, Washington
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N734LJ
- Operator
- HARPY AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA022 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Stampede Pass (KSMP)
- Recorded flight
- 4 min, max 7,075 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:33 UTC, 6,325 ft, 86 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA022; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.