Piper PA-28-181 N961DA accident near Block Island, Rhode Island, July 30, 2025
Piper PA-28-181, registration N961DA, operated by CONDAIR FLYERS INC, was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island on July 30, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 3 people on board. Case ERA25FA280 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 68 minutes of the flight after departing the Albany Intl area (KALB), reaching a maximum of 5,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:59 UTC, at 2,100 ft and 103 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 13 km from Block Island Arpt (KBID).
The nearest weather report, from KBID (13 km away), showed wind 230° 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 AD6029).
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 30, 2025
- Location
- Block Island, Rhode Island
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N961DA
- Operator
- CONDAIR FLYERS INC
- Injuries
- Fatal (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25FA280 (In work)
- Departure area
- Albany Intl (KALB)
- Nearest airport
- Block Island Arpt (KBID)
- Recorded flight
- 68 min, max 5,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:59 UTC, 2,100 ft, 103 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25FA280; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.