Piper PA-28-181 N8150J accident near San Diego, California, August 16, 2025
Piper PA-28-181, registration N8150J, operated by MSS HOLDINGS LLC, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California on August 16, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA261 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 32 minutes of the flight after departing the San Diego/Montgomery Arpt area (KMYF), reaching a maximum of 2,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:37 UTC, at 150 ft and 74 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 8 km from Miramar (KNKX).
The nearest weather report, from KNKX (7 km away), showed wind 230° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-28-181 registered in United States (Mode S AB1E50).
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 16, 2025
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N8150J
- Operator
- MSS HOLDINGS LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA261 (In work)
- Departure area
- San Diego/Montgomery Arpt (KMYF)
- Nearest airport
- Miramar (KNKX)
- Recorded flight
- 32 min, max 2,800 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:37 UTC, 150 ft, 74 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA261; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.