Piper PA-28-180 N9166J accident near Mesa, Arizona, December 4, 2023
Piper PA-28-180, registration N9166J, operated by RED ROCK FLYING SCHOOL LLC, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona on December 4, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR24LA051 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 89 minutes of the flight after departing the Mesa/Falcon Fld area (KFFZ), reaching a maximum of 4,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 02:28 UTC, at 1,200 ft and 74 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 1 km from Phoenix/Mesa Gateway Arpt (KIWA).
The nearest weather report, from KIWA (1 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 ACB028).
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
- December 4, 2023
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N9166J
- Operator
- RED ROCK FLYING SCHOOL LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR24LA051 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Mesa/Falcon Fld (KFFZ)
- Nearest airport
- Phoenix/Mesa Gateway Arpt (KIWA)
- Recorded flight
- 89 min, max 4,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 02:28 UTC, 1,200 ft, 74 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24LA051; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.