Orlican S R O M-8 EAGLE N974FL accident near Lake Worth Beach, Florida, July 28, 2025
Orlican S R O M-8 EAGLE, registration N974FL, was involved in an accident near Lake Worth Beach, Florida on July 28, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA25LA278 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 1 minutes of the flight after departing the Lantana/Palm Beach Cnty area (KLNA), reaching a maximum of 225 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:25 UTC, at -25 ft and 64 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 1 km from Lantana/Palm Beach Cnty (KLNA).
The nearest weather report, from KLNA (1 km away), showed wind 80° at 8 knots, 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 28, 2025
- Location
- Lake Worth Beach, Florida
- Aircraft
- Orlican S R O M-8 EAGLE
- Registration
- N974FL
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA278 (In work)
- Departure area
- Lantana/Palm Beach Cnty (KLNA)
- Nearest airport
- Lantana/Palm Beach Cnty (KLNA)
- Recorded flight
- 1 min, max 225 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:25 UTC, -25 ft, 64 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA278; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.