Piper PA44 N711AV accident near Fairfield, New Jersey, January 12, 2025
Piper PA44, registration N711AV, operated by AA AERO INC, was involved in an accident near Fairfield, New Jersey on January 12, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA105 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 98 minutes of the flight after departing the Caldwell/Essex Cnty area (KCDW), reaching a maximum of 5,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:18 UTC, at 200 ft and 71 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 1 km from Caldwell/Essex Cnty (KCDW).
The nearest weather report, from KCDW (1 km away), showed wind 330° at 6 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 A97FD8).
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 12, 2025
- Location
- Fairfield, New Jersey
- Aircraft
- Piper PA44
- Registration
- N711AV
- Operator
- AA AERO INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA105 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Caldwell/Essex Cnty (KCDW)
- Nearest airport
- Caldwell/Essex Cnty (KCDW)
- Recorded flight
- 98 min, max 5,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:18 UTC, 200 ft, 71 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA105; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.