Piper PA-30 N7967Y accident near New Orleans, Louisiana, October 16, 2024
Piper PA-30, registration N7967Y, operated by HOT SPRINGS FLYERS INC, was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana on October 16, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA015 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 16 minutes of the flight after departing the Hammond/Northshore Rgnl area (KHDC), reaching a maximum of 1,325 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:18 UTC, at -150 ft and 74 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 2 km from New Orleans/Lakefront Arpt (KNEW).
The nearest weather report, from KNEW (2 km away), showed wind 40° at 22 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-30 registered in United States (Mode S AAD1B3).
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
- October 16, 2024
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7967Y
- Operator
- HOT SPRINGS FLYERS INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA015 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Hammond/Northshore Rgnl (KHDC)
- Nearest airport
- New Orleans/Lakefront Arpt (KNEW)
- Recorded flight
- 16 min, max 1,325 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:18 UTC, -150 ft, 74 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA015; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.