Piper PA-28-140 N261FC accident near Royal Kunia, Hawaii, March 27, 2025
Piper PA-28-140, registration N261FC, was involved in an accident near Royal Kunia, Hawaii on March 27, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case ANC25LA028 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 18 minutes of the flight after departing the Hickam AFB area (PHIK), reaching a maximum of 1,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:59 UTC, on the ground, about 7 km from Wheeler (PHHI).
The nearest weather report, from PHHI (7 km away), showed wind 160° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,900 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-140 registered in United States (Mode S A28334).
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
- March 27, 2025
- Location
- Royal Kunia, Hawaii
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N261FC
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ANC25LA028 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Hickam AFB (PHIK)
- Nearest airport
- Wheeler (PHHI)
- Recorded flight
- 18 min, max 1,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:59 UTC, on the ground
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Sources: NTSB case ANC25LA028; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.