Piper PA-28-180 N8375W accident near Needles, California, July 13, 2025
Piper PA-28-180, registration N8375W, was involved in an accident near Needles, California on July 13, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25FA208 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 39 minutes of the flight after departing the Las Vegas/North Arpt area (KVGT), reaching a maximum of 7,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 03:13 UTC, at 7,700 ft and 117 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 39 km from Bullhead City Intl (KIFP).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-180 registered in United States (Mode S AB7577).
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
- July 13, 2025
- Location
- Needles, California
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N8375W
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA208 (In work)
- Departure area
- Las Vegas/North Arpt (KVGT)
- Nearest airport
- Bullhead City Intl (KIFP)
- Recorded flight
- 39 min, max 7,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 03:13 UTC, 7,700 ft, 117 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA208; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.