Piper PA-18-150 N38BS accident near Winter Haven, Florida, March 29, 2025
Piper PA-18-150, registration N38BS, operated by JACK BROWNS SEAPLANE BASE INC, was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida on March 29, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA207 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 20 minutes of the flight after departing the Winter Haven Rgnl area (KGIF), reaching a maximum of 700 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:14 UTC, at 600 ft and 66 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 6 km from Winter Haven Rgnl (KGIF).
The nearest weather report, from KGIF (6 km away), showed wind 110° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-18-150 registered in United States (Mode S A4591B).
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
- March 29, 2025
- Location
- Winter Haven, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N38BS
- Operator
- JACK BROWNS SEAPLANE BASE INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA207 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Winter Haven Rgnl (KGIF)
- Nearest airport
- Winter Haven Rgnl (KGIF)
- Recorded flight
- 20 min, max 700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:14 UTC, 600 ft, 66 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA207; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.