Piper PA-28-235 N8759W accident near Cedar Rapids, IA, USA, October 18, 2026
Piper PA-28-235, registration N8759W, operated by BIG SKY AIR LLC, was involved in an acc near Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on October 18, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor. Case CEN27LA019 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 1 minutes of the flight after departing the Cedar Rapids/E Iowa Arpt area (KCID), reaching a maximum of 800 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:13 UTC, at 600 ft and 67 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 3 km from Cedar Rapids/E Iowa Arpt (KCID).
The nearest weather report, from KCID (3 km away), showed wind 170° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-235 registered in United States (Mode S AC0C91).
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
- October 18, 2026
- Location
- Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N8759W
- Operator
- BIG SKY AIR LLC
- Injuries
- Minor
- NTSB case
- CEN27LA019 (In work)
- Departure area
- Cedar Rapids/E Iowa Arpt (KCID)
- Nearest airport
- Cedar Rapids/E Iowa Arpt (KCID)
- Recorded flight
- 1 min, max 800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:13 UTC, 600 ft, 67 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN27LA019; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.