Piper PA-30 N8678Y accident near Gila Bend, Arizona, October 5, 2025
Piper PA-30, registration N8678Y, was involved in an accident near Gila Bend, Arizona on October 5, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR26LA007 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 42 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:06 UTC, at 2,375 ft and 130 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 9 km from Gila Bend (KGXF).
The nearest weather report, from KGXF (9 km away), showed wind 280° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-30 registered in United States (Mode S ABEC5F).
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
- October 5, 2025
- Location
- Gila Bend, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N8678Y
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR26LA007 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Gila Bend (KGXF)
- Recorded flight
- 42 min, max 6,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:06 UTC, 2,375 ft, 130 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR26LA007; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.