Piper PA-32-260 N3797W accident near Green Valley, Arizona, April 13, 2025
Piper PA-32-260, registration N3797W, was involved in an accident near Green Valley, Arizona on April 13, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA131 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 1 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,850 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:32 UTC, at 4,200 ft and 92 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 31 km from Tucson Intl Arpt (KTUS).
The nearest weather report, from KTUS (31 km away), showed wind 220° at 16 knots gusting 23, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-32-260 registered in United States (Mode S A4589C).
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
- April 13, 2025
- Location
- Green Valley, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260
- Registration
- N3797W
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA131 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Tucson Intl Arpt (KTUS)
- Recorded flight
- 1 min, max 4,850 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:32 UTC, 4,200 ft, 92 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA131; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.