Piper PA-28R-180 N980BL accident near Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, July 27, 2024
Piper PA-28R-180, registration N980BL, was involved in an accident near Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin on July 27, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA288 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 5 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 1,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:12 UTC, at 1,500 ft and 101 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 22 km from Watertown Muni (KRYV).
The nearest weather report, from KRYV (22 km away), showed wind 190° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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 27, 2024
- Location
- Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Registration
- N980BL
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA288 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Watertown Muni (KRYV)
- Recorded flight
- 5 min, max 1,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:12 UTC, 1,500 ft, 101 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA288; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.