Piper PA-44-180 N555HF accident near Pompano Beach, Florida, January 10, 2025
Piper PA-44-180, registration N555HF, operated by CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Pompano Beach, Florida on January 10, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA096 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 74 minutes of the flight after departing the Pompano Beach Arpt area (KPMP), reaching a maximum of 4,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:06 UTC, at 400 ft and 93 knots, descending at 960 feet per minute, about 3 km from Pompano Beach Arpt (KPMP).
The nearest weather report, from KPMP (3 km away), showed wind 110° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-44-180 registered in United States (Mode S A712B3).
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
- January 10, 2025
- Location
- Pompano Beach, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180
- Registration
- N555HF
- Operator
- CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA096 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Pompano Beach Arpt (KPMP)
- Nearest airport
- Pompano Beach Arpt (KPMP)
- Recorded flight
- 74 min, max 4,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:06 UTC, 400 ft, 93 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA096; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.