Piper PA28 N220CE accident near Blaine, Minnesota, July 15, 2024
Piper PA28, registration N220CE, operated by MERIDIAN AIRCRAFT LLC, was involved in an accident near Blaine, Minnesota on July 15, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA273 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 38 minutes of the flight after departing the Blaine/Anoka Cnty area (KANE), reaching a maximum of 2,175 ft. The last recorded position was at 02:42 UTC, at 1,175 ft and 63 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 1 km from Blaine/Anoka Cnty (KANE).
The nearest weather report, from KANE (1 km away), showed wind 350° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-181 registered in United States (Mode S A1E138).
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
- July 15, 2024
- Location
- Blaine, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N220CE
- Operator
- MERIDIAN AIRCRAFT LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA273 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Blaine/Anoka Cnty (KANE)
- Nearest airport
- Blaine/Anoka Cnty (KANE)
- Recorded flight
- 38 min, max 2,175 ft
- Last recorded position
- 02:42 UTC, 1,175 ft, 63 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA273; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.