Piper PA46 N460WW accident near Sunset, South Carolina, July 17, 2025
Piper PA46, registration N460WW, was involved in an accident near Sunset, South Carolina on July 17, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA270 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 45 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 14,175 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:20 UTC, at 3,975 ft and 104 knots, descending at 1,024 feet per minute, about 21 km from Pickens Cnty (KLQK).
The nearest weather report, from KLQK (21 km away), showed wind 230° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 4,400 ft (VFR conditions).
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 17, 2025
- Location
- Sunset, South Carolina
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46
- Registration
- N460WW
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA270 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Pickens Cnty (KLQK)
- Recorded flight
- 45 min, max 14,175 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:20 UTC, 3,975 ft, 104 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA270; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.