Piper Aircraft PA-44-180 N595ND accident near Fort Pierce North, Florida, March 30, 2024
Piper Aircraft PA-44-180, registration N595ND, operated by CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Fort Pierce North, Florida on March 30, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case ERA24FA157 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 34 minutes of the flight after departing the Ft Pierce/Treasure Coast Intl area (KFPR), reaching a maximum of 4,975 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:14 UTC, at 1,300 ft and 89 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 10 km from Ft Pierce/Treasure Coast Intl (KFPR).
The nearest weather report, from KFPR (10 km away), showed wind 80° at 8 knots gusting 14, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-44-180 registered in United States (Mode S A7B12A).
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
- March 30, 2024
- Location
- Fort Pierce North, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft PA-44-180
- Registration
- N595ND
- Operator
- CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA157 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Ft Pierce/Treasure Coast Intl (KFPR)
- Nearest airport
- Ft Pierce/Treasure Coast Intl (KFPR)
- Recorded flight
- 34 min, max 4,975 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:14 UTC, 1,300 ft, 89 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA157; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.