Piper PA28 N686JA accident near Apopka, Florida, March 20, 2024
Piper PA28, registration N686JA, operated by HOT WINGS AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Apopka, Florida on March 20, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious. Case ERA24LA149 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 130 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,550 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:07 UTC, at -75 ft and 39 knots, climbing at 192 feet per minute, about 25 km from Leesburg Muni (KLEE).
The nearest weather report, from KLEE (25 km away), showed wind 350° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-181 registered in United States (Mode S A91A4A).
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 20, 2024
- Location
- Apopka, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N686JA
- Operator
- HOT WINGS AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- Serious
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA149 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Leesburg Muni (KLEE)
- Recorded flight
- 130 min, max 4,550 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:07 UTC, -75 ft, 39 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA149; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.