Piper PA-24-250 N7500P accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 31, 2024
Piper PA-24-250, registration N7500P, operated by RPB AERO LLC, was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 31, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN24LA206 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 10,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:45 UTC, at 6,000 ft and 62 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 4 km from Colorado Spring Arpt (KCOS).
The nearest weather report, from KCOS (4 km away), showed wind 150° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-24-250 registered in United States (Mode S AA1C6F).
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
- May 31, 2024
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7500P
- Operator
- RPB AERO LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA206 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Colorado Spring Arpt (KCOS)
- Recorded flight
- 22 min, max 10,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:45 UTC, 6,000 ft, 62 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA206; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.