Piper PA-28R-200 N1147X accident near Alta, Utah, August 31, 2025
Piper PA-28R-200, registration N1147X, operated by PATUXENT RIVER NAVY FLYING CLUB, was involved in an accident near Alta, Utah on August 31, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25FA269 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 13 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:10 UTC, at 6,400 ft and 125 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 8 km from Salt Lake City/South Valley Rgnl (KSVR).
The nearest weather report, from KSVR (8 km away), showed wind 340° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28R-200 registered in United States (Mode S A03E72).
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
- August 31, 2025
- Location
- Alta, Utah
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N1147X
- Operator
- PATUXENT RIVER NAVY FLYING CLUB
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA269 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City/South Valley Rgnl (KSVR)
- Recorded flight
- 13 min, max 6,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:10 UTC, 6,400 ft, 125 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA269; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.