Piper PA28 N8282V accident near Ault, Colorado, April 7, 2025
Piper PA28, registration N8282V, operated by ENSEMBLE AIR LLC, was involved in an accident near Ault, Colorado on April 7, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA146 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 43 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 7,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:00 UTC, at 5,100 ft and 62 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 32 km from Greeley/Weld Cnty Arpt (KGXY).
The nearest weather report, from KGXY (32 km away), showed wind 240° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-161 registered in United States (Mode S AB5145).
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
- April 7, 2025
- Location
- Ault, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N8282V
- Operator
- ENSEMBLE AIR LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA146 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Greeley/Weld Cnty Arpt (KGXY)
- Recorded flight
- 43 min, max 7,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:00 UTC, 5,100 ft, 62 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA146; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.