Piper PA32RT N313RB accident near Palmetto, Florida, May 30, 2024
Piper PA32RT, registration N313RB, was involved in an accident near Palmetto, Florida on May 30, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA233 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight after departing the St Petersburg/Whitted Arpt area (KSPG), reaching a maximum of 725 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:54 UTC, at 325 ft and 81 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 18 km from St Petersburg/Whitted Arpt (KSPG).
The nearest weather report, from KSPG (18 km away), showed wind 80° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32RT-300T registered in United States (Mode S A3536F).
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
- May 30, 2024
- Location
- Palmetto, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32RT
- Registration
- N313RB
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA233 (Completed)
- Departure area
- St Petersburg/Whitted Arpt (KSPG)
- Nearest airport
- St Petersburg/Whitted Arpt (KSPG)
- Recorded flight
- 7 min, max 725 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:54 UTC, 325 ft, 81 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA233; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.