Piper PA46 N388TW accident near Henderson, Texas, September 25, 2025
Piper PA46, registration N388TW, was involved in an accident near Henderson, Texas on September 25, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA394 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 24 minutes of the flight after departing the Rockwall Muni area (KF46), reaching a maximum of 13,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:23 UTC, at 4,550 ft and 209 knots, descending at 1,152 feet per minute, about 17 km from Henderson/Rusk Cnty (KRFI).
The nearest weather report, from KRFI (17 km away), showed wind 350° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-46-500TP registered in United States (Mode S A47AC0).
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
- September 25, 2025
- Location
- Henderson, Texas
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46
- Registration
- N388TW
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA394 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Rockwall Muni (KF46)
- Nearest airport
- Henderson/Rusk Cnty (KRFI)
- Recorded flight
- 24 min, max 13,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:23 UTC, 4,550 ft, 209 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA394; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.