Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II, N624AQ, incident occurred on February 2, 2026, near Grove City, Pennsylvania

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N624AQ

- History of Flight:
On February 2, 2026, at about 1506 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II, N624AQ, sustained unknown damage in a forced landing near Grove City, Pennsylvania. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from the Butler County/K. W. Scholter Field Airport (BTP/KBTP), 
Butler, Pennsylvania, at 1452 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft experienced engine issues and landed in a field." ADS-B data show the aircraft cruising through 3,000 ft before the track stopped south of Grove City.

Figure 1: ADS-B exchange data

- Weather:

METAR KUCP 021956Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM BKN065 OVC110 M02/M14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP231 T10221144

METAR KUCP 022056Z AUTO VRB03KT 9SM SCT047 BKN060 OVC070 M03/M14 A3010 RMK AO2 SNB45E55 SLP229 P0000 60000 T10281139 56016

No comments:

Post a Comment