Piper PA-44-180 N2083D accident near Shakopee, Minnesota, September 20, 2024
Piper PA-44-180, registration N2083D, operated by THUNDERBIRD AIRCRAFT CO, was involved in an accident near Shakopee, Minnesota on September 20, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case CEN24LA360 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 31 minutes of the flight after departing the Eden Prairie/Flying area (KFCM), reaching a maximum of 5,750 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:04 UTC, at 900 ft and 67 knots, descending at 1,408 feet per minute, about 6 km from Eden Prairie/Flying (KFCM).
The nearest weather report, from KFCM (6 km away), showed wind 270° at 9 knots gusting 17, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-44-180 registered in United States (Mode S A1B280).
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 20, 2024
- Location
- Shakopee, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180
- Registration
- N2083D
- Operator
- THUNDERBIRD AIRCRAFT CO
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA360 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Eden Prairie/Flying (KFCM)
- Nearest airport
- Eden Prairie/Flying (KFCM)
- Recorded flight
- 31 min, max 5,750 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:04 UTC, 900 ft, 67 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA360; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.