Piper PA-32-300 N4011R accident near Willcox, Arizona, April 12, 2024
Piper PA-32-300, registration N4011R, operated by HOT SHOTS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY LLC, was involved in an accident near Willcox, Arizona on April 12, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC24LA030 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 7,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:16 UTC, at 1,525 ft and 91 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 0 km from Mesa/Falcon Fld (KFFZ).
The nearest weather report, from KFFZ (0 km away), showed wind 210° at 17 knots gusting 25, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32-300 registered in United States (Mode S A4B2E3).
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
- April 12, 2024
- Location
- Willcox, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N4011R
- Operator
- HOT SHOTS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ANC24LA030 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Mesa/Falcon Fld (KFFZ)
- Recorded flight
- 33 min, max 7,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:16 UTC, 1,525 ft, 91 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ANC24LA030; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.