Bellanca 17-30A N432DM accident near Moriarty, New Mexico, September 16, 2025
Bellanca 17-30A, registration N432DM, was involved in an accident near Moriarty, New Mexico on September 16, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25FA279 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 9,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:31 UTC, at 5,825 ft and 73 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 0 km from Moriarty (K4MY).
The nearest weather report, from K0E0 (5 km away), showed wind 200° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bellanca 17-30A registered in United States (Mode S A52AE3).
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 16, 2025
- Location
- Moriarty, New Mexico
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N432DM
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA279 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Moriarty (K4MY)
- Recorded flight
- 7 min, max 9,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:31 UTC, 5,825 ft, 73 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA279; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.