Pipistrel D O O Alpha Trainer N246EA accident near Wittman, Arizona, September 25, 2025
Pipistrel D O O Alpha Trainer, registration N246EA, operated by MESA PILOT DEVELOPMENT LLC, was involved in an accident near Wittman, Arizona on September 25, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25LA291 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 61 minutes of the flight after departing the Glendale Muni area (KGEU), reaching a maximum of 6,575 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:53 UTC, at 1,775 ft and 58 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 41 km from Buckeye Muni (KBXK).
The nearest weather report, from KBXK (41 km away), showed wind 310° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Pipistrel ALPHA TRAINER registered in United States (Mode S A246AE).
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 25, 2025
- Location
- Wittman, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Pipistrel D O O Alpha Trainer
- Registration
- N246EA
- Operator
- MESA PILOT DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Injuries
- Minor (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA291 (In work)
- Departure area
- Glendale Muni (KGEU)
- Nearest airport
- Buckeye Muni (KBXK)
- Recorded flight
- 61 min, max 6,575 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:53 UTC, 1,775 ft, 58 kt
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.
Related accidents
- Cessna 185C N5806T, Phoenix, Arizona, October 10, 2025
- Piper PA-30 N8678Y, Gila Bend, Arizona, October 5, 2025
- Piper PA 46-350P N462HP, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, September 23, 2025
- De Havilland DHC-6-300 N189GC, Whitmore, Arizona, August 9, 2025
- Beech 300 N534AW, Chinle, Arizona, August 5, 2025
- Cessna 425 N425D, Round Rock, Arizona, July 17, 2025
- Pipistrel Alpha Trainer N209ZM, Colorado City, Arizona, July 11, 2025
- Pipistrel Italia S R L Alpha Trainer N208ZM, Paso Robles, California, June 8, 2024
Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA291; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.