Piper PA-28-181 accident near Block Island, RI
On July 30, 2025, a Piper PA-28-181 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Block Island, RI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 30, 2025
- Place
- Block Island, RI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.169°N, 71.571°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250730200669
NTSB summary
On July 30, 2025, about 1210 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N961DA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island. The pilot sustained serious injuries, one passenger received minor injuries, and one passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight departed Albany International Airport (ALB), Albany, New York, about 1050, enroute to Block Island State Airport (BID), Block Island, Rhode Island. The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to fly with two passengers to BID for lunch. About 20 nautical miles (nm) from BID, the pilot began his descent and obtained the automated weather information. At 1156, the automated weather observation at BID recorded wind from 230° at 7 knots, which corresponded to a tailwind and crosswind component for landing on runway 10. The pilot reported that he entered the left downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 10, and on the final approach leg of the traffic pattern, he observed an airplane departing runway 28 and initiated a go-around. During a second approach, he turned from the downwind leg to final approach leg of the traffic pattern too close to the runway and initiated another go-around. After a third approach to runway 10, the airplane touched down with full flaps about 1,500 ft down the 2,500-ft-long runway. As the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane’s right wing lifted due to a gust of wind. There was insufficient runway remaining for a go-around, the airplane overran the
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
