Piper PA46 N962WF accident near Elysburg, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2025
Piper PA46, registration N962WF, operated by PAD AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Elysburg, Pennsylvania on July 11, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA268 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 24 minutes of the flight after departing the Coatesville/Chester Cnty area (KMQS), reaching a maximum of 4,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:29 UTC, at 1,300 ft and 95 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 2 km from Shamokin/Northumberland Cnty (KN79).
The nearest weather report, from KN79 (2 km away), showed wind 200° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA 46-350P registered in United States (Mode S AD658E).
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
- July 11, 2025
- Location
- Elysburg, Pennsylvania
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46
- Registration
- N962WF
- Operator
- PAD AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA268 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Coatesville/Chester Cnty (KMQS)
- Nearest airport
- Shamokin/Northumberland Cnty (KN79)
- Recorded flight
- 24 min, max 4,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:29 UTC, 1,300 ft, 95 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA268; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.