# Accident 20230330003889A: Cessna 525A, Gulf Of Mexico, March 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2023, 18:15 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1754° N, 83.0543° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1754&lon=-83.0543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N869AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 525B (registry code 2076616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ-44 series (registry code 66000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj-44-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525A
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ 44 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,670 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230330003889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MARCH 30/2023, ABOUT 18:15 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 525B WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT ATLAS WINGTIP (WING EXTENSION, TAMARACK ACTIVE CAMBER SURFACE, AND WINGLET) DEPARTED THE LEFT WING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WHILE IN A DESCENT TO PAGE FIELD AIRPORT (KFMY) ON A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 CORPORATE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE DIVERTED TO TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KTPA). THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON MARCH 30/2023 FROM WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KARG).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA174), Mar 30, 2023: Cessna 525B (N869AC), Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the left wing extension and winglet for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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