Piper PA-31T3 N401VA accident near Appleton, Wisconsin, July 26, 2025
Piper PA-31T3, registration N401VA, was involved in an accident near Appleton, Wisconsin on July 26, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA293 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 27 minutes of the flight after departing the Milwaukee/Mitchell Intl area (KMKE), reaching a maximum of 4,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 12:43 UTC, at 800 ft and 22 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 0 km from Appleton/Outagamie Cnty (KATW).
The nearest weather report, from KATW (0 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-31T3 Cheyenne T-1040 registered in United States (Mode S A4B234).
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
- July 26, 2025
- Location
- Appleton, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31T3
- Registration
- N401VA
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA293 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Milwaukee/Mitchell Intl (KMKE)
- Nearest airport
- Appleton/Outagamie Cnty (KATW)
- Recorded flight
- 27 min, max 4,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 12:43 UTC, 800 ft, 22 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA293; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.