Piper PA-28-235 N43DN accident near Manchester, Vermont, February 26, 2025
Piper PA-28-235, registration N43DN, was involved in an accident near Manchester, Vermont on February 26, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 3 people on board. Case ERA25LA130 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 135 minutes of the flight after departing the Baltimore/Martin State Arpt area (KMTN), reaching a maximum of 5,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:23 UTC, at 4,300 ft and 128 knots, climbing at 64 feet per minute, about 17 km from Bennington/Morse State Arpt (KDDH).
The nearest weather report, from KDDH (17 km away), showed visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 700 ft, weather: BR (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-235 registered in United States (Mode S A5211D).
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
- February 26, 2025
- Location
- Manchester, Vermont
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-235
- Registration
- N43DN
- Injuries
- Serious (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA130 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Baltimore/Martin State Arpt (KMTN)
- Nearest airport
- Bennington/Morse State Arpt (KDDH)
- Recorded flight
- 135 min, max 5,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:23 UTC, 4,300 ft, 128 kt
3D flight replay
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Related accidents
Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA130; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.