Piper PA-28R-201 accident near Pittsfield, IL
On November 24, 2025, a Piper PA-28R-201 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 24, 2025
- Place
- Pittsfield, IL
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.675°N, 90.780°W
- NTSB ID
- 20251124202036
NTSB summary
On November 23, 2025, about 2137 central standard time (all referenced times are CST), a Piper PA-28R-201 airplane, N47700, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pittsfield, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured, and the 2 passengers sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to ADS-B flight track data, the pilot flew 4 flights on the day of the accident. The first leg was a 57-minute flight from Valkaria Airport (X59), Valkaria, Florida, to Tampa Executive Airport (VDF) between 0709 and 0806. The second leg was a 53-minute flight from VDF to X59 between 0903 and 0956. The third leg was a 4.25-hour flight from X59 to Anniston Regional Airport (ANB), Anniston, Alabama, between 1035 and 1450. The accident occurred during the fourth leg on a flight from ANB to Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (PPQ), Pittsfield, Illinois. According to available flight plan and weather briefing data, at 1602, the pilot filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan from ANB to Quincy Regional Airport (UIN), Quincy, Illinois, with a planned alternate of Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL), Burlington, Iowa, and received a Leidos Flight Service standard weather briefing. According to fueling documentation, after landing at ANB the pilot initially requested that the airplane be fueled with 40 gallons of fuel (20 gallons per wing fuel tank) but he subsquently amended his fuel request to only 36 gallons (18 gallons per wing fuel tank). According to the employee who fueled
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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.
