Piper Aircraft PA-28-181 N580JA accident near Astatula, Florida, September 17, 2025
Piper Aircraft PA-28-181, registration N580JA, operated by HOT WINGS AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Astatula, Florida on September 17, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA25LA350 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 12 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 2,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:41 UTC, at 425 ft and 99 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 20 km from Leesburg Muni (KLEE).
The nearest weather report, from KLEE (20 km away), showed wind 30° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-181 registered in United States (Mode S A776B1).
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 17, 2025
- Location
- Astatula, Florida
- Aircraft
- Piper Aircraft PA-28-181
- Registration
- N580JA
- Operator
- HOT WINGS AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA350 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Leesburg Muni (KLEE)
- Recorded flight
- 12 min, max 2,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:41 UTC, 425 ft, 99 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA350; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.