Piper PA28 N8575F accident near Tampa Bay, Florida, October 3, 2024
Piper PA28, registration N8575F, operated by ST PETE AVIATION SERVICES LLC, was involved in an accident near Tampa Bay, Florida on October 3, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA003 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 19 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 1,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:39 UTC, at 825 ft and 108 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 17 km from Tampa/MacDill AFB (KMCF).
The nearest weather report, from KMCF (17 km away), showed wind 90° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 15,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-181 registered in United States (Mode S ABC466).
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
- October 3, 2024
- Location
- Tampa Bay, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N8575F
- Operator
- ST PETE AVIATION SERVICES LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA003 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Tampa/MacDill AFB (KMCF)
- Recorded flight
- 19 min, max 1,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:39 UTC, 825 ft, 108 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA003; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.