Piper PA32-300 N2242Z accident near Branford, Connecticut, June 1, 2025
Piper PA32-300, registration N2242Z, operated by N2242Z LLC, was involved in an accident near Branford, Connecticut on June 1, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case ERA25LA215 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight after departing the Bridgeport/Sikorsky Mem area (KBDR), reaching a maximum of 3,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:26 UTC, at 300 ft and 61 knots, descending at 896 feet per minute, about 12 km from New Haven/Tweed Arpt (KHVN).
The nearest weather report, from KHVN (12 km away), showed wind 320° at 12 knots gusting 22, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 4,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32-300 registered in United States (Mode S A1F293).
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
- June 1, 2025
- Location
- Branford, Connecticut
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32-300
- Registration
- N2242Z
- Operator
- N2242Z LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA215 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Bridgeport/Sikorsky Mem (KBDR)
- Nearest airport
- New Haven/Tweed Arpt (KHVN)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 3,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:26 UTC, 300 ft, 61 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA215; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.