Piper PA-32-260 N31RF accident near Whiteville, North Carolina, October 7, 2026
Piper PA-32-260, registration N31RF, operated by LEGEND48 LLC, was involved in an accident near Whiteville, North Carolina on October 7, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA27LA007 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 62 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 7,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 02:15 UTC, at 5,300 ft and 0 knots, about 16 km from Whiteville/Columbus Cnty (KCPC).
The nearest weather report, from KCPC (16 km away), showed wind 190° at 1 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32-260 registered in United States (Mode S A345F5).
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
- October 7, 2026
- Location
- Whiteville, North Carolina
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N31RF
- Operator
- LEGEND48 LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA27LA007 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Whiteville/Columbus Cnty (KCPC)
- Recorded flight
- 62 min, max 7,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 02:15 UTC, 5,300 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA27LA007; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.