Piper PA-32-260 N3264W accident near Madras, Oregon, March 10, 2024
Piper PA-32-260, registration N3264W, was involved in an accident near Madras, Oregon on March 10, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case WPR24FA105 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 41 minutes of the flight after departing the Aurora State Arpt area (KUAO), reaching a maximum of 11,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:45 UTC, at 10,600 ft and 124 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 51 km from Madras Muni (KS33).
The nearest weather report, from KS33 (51 km away), showed wind 220° at 19 knots gusting 29, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32-260 registered in United States (Mode S A38793).
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
- March 10, 2024
- Location
- Madras, Oregon
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N3264W
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR24FA105 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Aurora State Arpt (KUAO)
- Nearest airport
- Madras Muni (KS33)
- Recorded flight
- 41 min, max 11,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:45 UTC, 10,600 ft, 124 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR24FA105; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.