Piper PA-28-180 N8375W

Summary

On 14 July 2025 at about 04:28 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N8375W was involved in an accident near Needles, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

14 July 2025 at 04:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Needles, California, United States

Nearest airport

Needles (EED)

Coordinates

34.7614, -114.6249

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N8375W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

WPR25FA208

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 13, 2025, about 2128 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8375W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Needles, California. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The operator reported that the two pilots rented the airplane to accumulate flight hours. Preliminary ADS-B data provided by a commercially available third-party service showed the airplane depart North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), Las Vegas, Nevada, at 1934 and subsequently land at Needles Airport (EED), Needles, California about one hour later. The operator then received an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) alert about 2133. Local law-enforcement officers observed a fire at 2140 and subsequently located the main wreckage about 1,425 ft southwest from the departure end of runway 20. The airplane came to rest inverted with thermal damage to the fuselage. The first identified point of contact (FIPC) was a ground scar about 225 ft north of the main wreckage, approximately 1,200 ft from the departure end of the runway. The debris path continued to the south with the propeller and hub assembly at the end of the debris path about 25 ft beyond the main wreckage. The total debris path spanned about 250 ft from the FIPC to the propeller. All major airplane components and control surfaces were located and identified within the debris path. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.