Rohrer Douglas D VANS RV-14A N288EE accident near Bowling Green, Kentucky, July 18, 2025

Rohrer Douglas D VANS RV-14A, registration N288EE, was involved in an accident near Bowling Green, Kentucky on July 18, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA271 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 30 minutes of the flight after departing the Bowling Green/Warren Cnty area (KBWG), reaching a maximum of 2,875 ft. The last recorded position was at 12:15 UTC, at 2,750 ft and 0 knots, about 12 km from Bowling Green/Warren Cnty (KBWG).

The nearest weather report, from KBWG (12 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (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 18, 2025
Location
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Aircraft
Rohrer Douglas D VANS RV-14A
Registration
N288EE
Injuries
None
NTSB case
ERA25LA271 (Completed)
Departure area
Bowling Green/Warren Cnty (KBWG)
Nearest airport
Bowling Green/Warren Cnty (KBWG)
Recorded flight
30 min, max 2,875 ft
Last recorded position
12:15 UTC, 2,750 ft, 0 kt

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA271; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.