Piper PA-28R N4081S accident near Crystal, Minnesota, September 4, 2024
Piper PA-28R, registration N4081S, was involved in an accident near Crystal, Minnesota on September 4, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA342 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 71 minutes of the flight after departing the Minneapolis/Crystal Arpt area (KMIC), reaching a maximum of 3,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:04 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Minneapolis/Crystal Arpt (KMIC).
The nearest weather report, from KMIC (1 km away), showed wind 170° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28R-200 registered in United States (Mode S A4CCE5).
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
- September 4, 2024
- Location
- Crystal, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N4081S
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA342 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Minneapolis/Crystal Arpt (KMIC)
- Nearest airport
- Minneapolis/Crystal Arpt (KMIC)
- Recorded flight
- 71 min, max 3,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:04 UTC, on the ground
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
- Cirrus Design SR22 N363CT, Lakeville, Minnesota, October 18, 2026
- Floyd G Halderman Jr RV-6 N851FH, Cambridge, Minnesota, September 25, 2025
- Piper PA-34-200 N14SS, Rush City, Minnesota, September 23, 2025
- Just Aircraft Highlander N442DU, Forest Lake, Minnesota, September 11, 2025
- Robinson Helicopter R66 N6633L, Lakeville, Minnesota, September 6, 2025
- Beech K35 N6021E, Cambridge, Minnesota, September 4, 2025
Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA342; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.