Piper PA-24-250 N7412P accident near Gregory, Michigan, August 28, 2025

Piper PA-24-250, registration N7412P, operated by ESPYESS AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Gregory, Michigan on August 28, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case CEN25LA357 is in work.

ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 3,875 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:48 UTC, at 1,250 ft and 66 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 24 km from Howell/Hardy Arpt (KOZW).

The nearest weather report, from KOZW (24 km away), showed wind 340° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,800 ft (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Piper PA-24-250 registered in United States (Mode S A9F8ED).

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 28, 2025
Location
Gregory, Michigan
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-250
Registration
N7412P
Operator
ESPYESS AVIATION LLC
Injuries
Serious (1 on board)
NTSB case
CEN25LA357 (In work)
Nearest airport
Howell/Hardy Arpt (KOZW)
Recorded flight
33 min, max 3,875 ft
Last recorded position
19:48 UTC, 1,250 ft, 66 kt

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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA357; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.