Mooney M20TN N242RE accident near Sparta, Tennessee, April 26, 2025
Mooney M20TN, registration N242RE, operated by ADVANCED AVIONICS LLC, was involved in an accident near Sparta, Tennessee on April 26, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 3 people on board. Case ERA25FA187 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,825 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:38 UTC, at 4,250 ft and 180 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 11 km from McMinnville/Warren Cnty (KRNC).
The nearest weather report, from KRNC (11 km away), showed wind 360° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,400 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Mooney M20TN registered in United States (Mode S A238E9).
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 26, 2025
- Location
- Sparta, Tennessee
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20TN
- Registration
- N242RE
- Operator
- ADVANCED AVIONICS LLC
- Injuries
- Fatal (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25FA187 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- McMinnville/Warren Cnty (KRNC)
- Recorded flight
- 33 min, max 6,825 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:38 UTC, 4,250 ft, 180 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25FA187; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.