Piper Aircraft PA-44-180 N453MK accident near Saint James, Minnesota, May 10, 2025
Piper Aircraft PA-44-180, registration N453MK, was involved in an accident near Saint James, Minnesota on May 10, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA174 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 47 minutes of the flight after departing the Mankato Rgnl area (KMKT), reaching a maximum of 8,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:37 UTC, at 975 ft and 83 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 2 km from St James Muni (KJYG).
The nearest weather report, from KJYG (2 km away), showed wind variable° at 5 knots gusting 10, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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 10, 2025
- Location
- Saint James, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft PA-44-180
- Registration
- N453MK
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA174 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Mankato Rgnl (KMKT)
- Nearest airport
- St James Muni (KJYG)
- Recorded flight
- 47 min, max 8,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:37 UTC, 975 ft, 83 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA174; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.