Piper PA28 N5006W accident near Louisville, Kentucky, October 11, 2024
Piper PA28, registration N5006W, was involved in an accident near Louisville, Kentucky on October 11, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case ERA25LA012 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 31 minutes of the flight after departing the Louisville/Bowman Fld area (KLOU), reaching a maximum of 3,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:17 UTC, at 600 ft and 59 knots, descending at 640 feet per minute, about 2 km from Louisville/Bowman Fld (KLOU).
The nearest weather report, from KLOU (2 km away), showed wind 210° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28 registered in United States (Mode S A63D2F).
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 11, 2024
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N5006W
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA012 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Louisville/Bowman Fld (KLOU)
- Nearest airport
- Louisville/Bowman Fld (KLOU)
- Recorded flight
- 31 min, max 3,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:17 UTC, 600 ft, 59 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA012; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.