Piper PA-32R-301 N9236J accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, April 12, 2024
Piper PA-32R-301, registration N9236J, operated by Thunderbird Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee on April 12, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24FA176 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 14 minutes of the flight after departing the Knoxville/Tyson Arpt area (KTYS), reaching a maximum of 8,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:33 UTC, at 5,200 ft and 199 knots, descending at 12,160 feet per minute, about 12 km from Oak Ridge (KOQT).
The nearest weather report, from KOQT (12 km away), showed wind 270° at 8 knots gusting 26, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 7,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32R-301 registered in United States (Mode S ACCC82).
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
- April 12, 2024
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-301
- Registration
- N9236J
- Operator
- Thunderbird Air LLC
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24FA176 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Knoxville/Tyson Arpt (KTYS)
- Nearest airport
- Oak Ridge (KOQT)
- Recorded flight
- 14 min, max 8,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:33 UTC, 5,200 ft, 199 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24FA176; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.