Piper PA-28-140 N5714F accident near Pittsfield, Illinois, August 31, 2025
Piper PA-28-140, registration N5714F, was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, Illinois on August 31, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA353 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 10 minutes of the flight after departing the St Louis/Lambert Intl area (KSTL), reaching a maximum of 2,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:36 UTC, at 2,700 ft and 97 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 17 km from St Charles/Smartt Arpt (KSET).
The nearest weather report, from KSET (17 km away), showed wind 60° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-140 registered in United States (Mode S A7550A).
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 31, 2025
- Location
- Pittsfield, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N5714F
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA353 (Completed)
- Departure area
- St Louis/Lambert Intl (KSTL)
- Nearest airport
- St Charles/Smartt Arpt (KSET)
- Recorded flight
- 10 min, max 2,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:36 UTC, 2,700 ft, 97 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA353; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.