Champion 7FC N50778 accident near Moriarty, New Mexico, July 31, 2025

Champion 7FC, registration N50778, was involved in an accident near Moriarty, New Mexico on July 31, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA242 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 1 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 5,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:14 UTC, on the ground, about 0 km from Moriarty Muni (K0E0).

The nearest weather report, from K0E0 (0 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Champion 7FC registered in United States (Mode S A6575F).

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 31, 2025
Location
Moriarty, New Mexico
Aircraft
Champion 7FC
Registration
N50778
Injuries
None
NTSB case
WPR25LA242 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Moriarty Muni (K0E0)
Recorded flight
1 min, max 5,800 ft
Last recorded position
15:14 UTC, on the ground

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA242; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.