Piper PA-18-150 N476SM accident near Joliet, Illinois, August 14, 2025
Piper PA-18-150, registration N476SM, operated by TAIL SLIDE AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Joliet, Illinois on August 14, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA322 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 114 minutes of the flight after departing the Joliet Rgnl area (KJOT), reaching a maximum of 1,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:12 UTC, at 1,150 ft and 44 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 3 km from Joliet Rgnl (KJOT).
The nearest weather report, from KJOT (3 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-18-150 registered in United States (Mode S A5D900).
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
- August 14, 2025
- Location
- Joliet, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N476SM
- Operator
- TAIL SLIDE AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA322 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Joliet Rgnl (KJOT)
- Nearest airport
- Joliet Rgnl (KJOT)
- Recorded flight
- 114 min, max 1,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:12 UTC, 1,150 ft, 44 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA322; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.