Piper PA-28-181 N512AF accident near Somerville, New Jersey, September 4, 2024
Piper PA-28-181, registration N512AF, operated by AMERIFLYERS OF TEXAS INC, was involved in an accident near Somerville, New Jersey on September 4, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA24LA369 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 84 minutes of the flight after departing the Morristown Muni area (KMMU), reaching a maximum of 5,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:31 UTC, at -250 ft and 49 knots, climbing at 128 feet per minute, about 1 km from Somerville/Somerset Arpt (KSMQ).
The nearest weather report, from KSMQ (1 km away), showed wind 130° at 3 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 A668E3).
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
- September 4, 2024
- Location
- Somerville, New Jersey
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N512AF
- Operator
- AMERIFLYERS OF TEXAS INC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA369 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Morristown Muni (KMMU)
- Nearest airport
- Somerville/Somerset Arpt (KSMQ)
- Recorded flight
- 84 min, max 5,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:31 UTC, -250 ft, 49 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA369; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.