Piper PA28 N7951W accident near South Saint Paul, Minnesota, May 5, 2025
Piper PA28, registration N7951W, was involved in an accident near South Saint Paul, Minnesota on May 5, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA171 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 50 minutes of the flight after departing the South St Paul Muni area (KSGS), reaching a maximum of 2,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:50 UTC, at 1,100 ft and 80 knots, descending at 1,152 feet per minute, about 1 km from South St Paul Muni (KSGS).
The nearest weather report, from KSGS (1 km away), showed wind 80° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-180 registered in United States (Mode S AACD28).
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
- May 5, 2025
- Location
- South Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N7951W
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA171 (Completed)
- Departure area
- South St Paul Muni (KSGS)
- Nearest airport
- South St Paul Muni (KSGS)
- Recorded flight
- 50 min, max 2,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:50 UTC, 1,100 ft, 80 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA171; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.