Piper PA-24-180 N5759P accident near Ashland City, Tennessee, September 5, 2025

Piper PA-24-180, registration N5759P, was involved in an accident near Ashland City, Tennessee on September 5, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA25LA346 is in work.

ADS-B receivers recorded 98 minutes of the flight after departing the St Charles/Smartt Arpt area (KSET), reaching a maximum of 5,550 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:42 UTC, at 1,925 ft and 77 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 18 km from Nashville/Tune Arpt (KJWN).

The nearest weather report, from KJWN (18 km away), showed wind 260° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Piper PA-24 registered in United States (Mode S A7649D).

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: September 5, 2025
Location: Ashland City, Tennessee
Aircraft: Piper PA-24-180
Registration: N5759P
Injuries: Minor (1 on board)
NTSB case: ERA25LA346 (In work)
Departure area: St Charles/Smartt Arpt (KSET)
Nearest airport: Nashville/Tune Arpt (KJWN)
Recorded flight: 98 min, max 5,550 ft
Last recorded position: 21:42 UTC, 1,925 ft, 77 kt

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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA346; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.