Cessna 182A N5153D accident near Galveston, TX, USA, October 19, 2026
Cessna 182A, registration N5153D, operated by FREE FALL GULF LLC, was involved in an acc near Galveston, TX, USA on October 19, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR27LA021 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 26 minutes of the flight after departing the Galveston/Scholes Intl area (KGLS), reaching a maximum of 12,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:39 UTC, at 2,600 ft and 0 knots, about 5 km from Galveston/Scholes Intl (KGLS).
The nearest weather report, from KGLS (5 km away), showed wind 80° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 182A registered in United States (Mode S A676C7).
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 19, 2026
- Location
- Galveston, TX, USA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A
- Registration
- N5153D
- Operator
- FREE FALL GULF LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR27LA021 (In work)
- Departure area
- Galveston/Scholes Intl (KGLS)
- Nearest airport
- Galveston/Scholes Intl (KGLS)
- Recorded flight
- 26 min, max 12,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:39 UTC, 2,600 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case WPR27LA021; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.