Piper PA-12 N2504M accident near Ponce Inlet, Florida, August 11, 2025
Piper PA-12, registration N2504M, operated by AERIAL MESSAGES LEASING CO, was involved in an accident near Ponce Inlet, Florida on August 11, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA297 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 19 minutes of the flight after departing the Daytona Beach Intl area (KDAB), reaching a maximum of 400 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:59 UTC, at 300 ft and 32 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 3 km from New Smyrna Beach Muni (KEVB).
The nearest weather report, from KEVB (3 km away), showed wind 110° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-12 registered in United States (Mode S A25A6E).
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
- August 11, 2025
- Location
- Ponce Inlet, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N2504M
- Operator
- AERIAL MESSAGES LEASING CO
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA297 (In work)
- Departure area
- Daytona Beach Intl (KDAB)
- Nearest airport
- New Smyrna Beach Muni (KEVB)
- Recorded flight
- 19 min, max 400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:59 UTC, 300 ft, 32 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA297; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.