N8375W Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Aviation Accident 2025-07-13
FATAL ACCIDENT (2) - Privately owned Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee, N8375W, near Needles, CA, July 13, 2025.
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Accident Information
| Approx. Accident Location | Aircraft Fat. | Aircraft Inj. | Ground Fat. | Ground Inj. | ASN Entry |
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| 48°17'4.04"N, 9°27'29.89"E | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aviation Safety Network |
Aircraft Information
| Type | Operator | Registration | Serial Number | Manufacture Date |
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| Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee | Private | N8375W | 28-2575 | 1965 |
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Plane Crashes In Desert By Airport
Needles, CA - Last night, the San Bernardino County Fire and Sheriff’s Departments responded to a report of an unknown type of fire near the Needles Airport.
The @sbcountysheriff deputy was first to arrive and found a single-engine, fixed… pic.twitter.com/CYAOz4NRTe— San Bernardino County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) July 14, 2025
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ASX Accident Report
On the evening of Sunday, July 13, 2025, a Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee, registration N8375W, crashed in the Mojave Desert near Needles Airport, California. The flight had departed from North Las Vegas Airport in Nevada and was en route to Fullerton, California. At approximately 9:35 PM, emergency services were alerted to a fire of unknown origin in the desert, which was later confirmed to be the wreckage of the aircraft. A San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy was the first to arrive on scene and discovered the aircraft fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters from San Bernardino County and the Mohave Valley Fire Department in Arizona quickly responded and contained the fire to the crash site, preventing its spread to surrounding brush.
Both occupants aboard the aircraft were killed in the crash. The victims have yet to be identified. The aircraft had made a fuel stop in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, earlier in the evening and departed again at 9:00 PM. According to flight tracking data, the Cherokee climbed normally to an altitude of approximately 4,350 feet MSL but began descending shortly after. The aircraft's last ADS-B data point was recorded at 9:33 PM at an altitude of 2,875 feet and a groundspeed of 111 knots. The crash site was located approximately 1.4 nautical miles north of Needles Airport, indicating the aircraft was likely attempting an emergency approach or was diverted toward the airport for an unknown reason.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Emergency Operations Division, Aviation Unit. At this time, there is no confirmed mechanical failure, weather hazard, or ATC involvement that has been disclosed publicly. The 1965 Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee is a low-wing, single-engine aircraft typically used for general aviation and flight training. Investigators are expected to review radar data, flight logs, airframe condition, and any available cockpit communications to determine what precipitated the accident. No distress calls were reported prior to impact, and there was no indication of survivable conditions following the post-impact fire.
This information is very tentative. This page will be updated as more information becomes available.
Tracking and Social Media
- Flight Tracking: flightradar24, FlightAware, ADS-B Exchange, AirNav Radar
- Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube
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