Piper PA-28-181 N471A accident near Clearwater, Florida, July 6, 2024
Piper PA-28-181, registration N471A, operated by ARCHER AIRCRAFT LLC, was involved in an accident near Clearwater, Florida on July 6, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA24LA295 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 69 minutes of the flight after departing the St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl area (KPIE), reaching a maximum of 1,075 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:06 UTC, at 825 ft and 96 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 3 km from St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl (KPIE).
The nearest weather report, from KPIE (3 km away), showed wind 70° 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 A5C4D1).
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
- July 6, 2024
- Location
- Clearwater, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N471A
- Operator
- ARCHER AIRCRAFT LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA295 (Completed)
- Departure area
- St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl (KPIE)
- Nearest airport
- St Petersburg-Clearwater Intl (KPIE)
- Recorded flight
- 69 min, max 1,075 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:06 UTC, 825 ft, 96 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA295; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.