Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) Ltd JS3 N68MF accident near New Castle, Virginia, September 13, 2025
Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) Ltd JS3, registration N68MF, was involved in an accident near New Castle, Virginia on September 13, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA354 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 61 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 5,575 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:37 UTC, at 4,475 ft and 89 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 27 km from Roanoke Rgnl (KROA).
The nearest weather report, from KROA (27 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
- September 13, 2025
- Location
- New Castle, Virginia
- Aircraft
- Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) Ltd JS3
- Registration
- N68MF
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA354 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Roanoke Rgnl (KROA)
- Recorded flight
- 61 min, max 5,575 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:37 UTC, 4,475 ft, 89 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 ERA25LA354; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.