Piper PA-28R-200 N4823F accident near Crystal, Minnesota, December 11, 2024

Piper PA-28R-200, registration N4823F, was involved in an accident near Crystal, Minnesota on December 11, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA061 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 101 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,775 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:02 UTC, at 650 ft and 56 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 0 km from Minneapolis/Crystal Arpt (KMIC).

The nearest weather report, from KMIC (0 km away), showed wind 310° at 14 knots gusting 27, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Piper PA-28R-200 registered in United States (Mode S A5F2CE).

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
December 11, 2024
Location
Crystal, Minnesota
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R-200
Registration
N4823F
Injuries
None
NTSB case
CEN25LA061 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Minneapolis/Crystal Arpt (KMIC)
Recorded flight
101 min, max 4,775 ft
Last recorded position
00:02 UTC, 650 ft, 56 kt

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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA061; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.