No fatalities
PIPER PA-34-200 accident at Rush City, MN, 23 Sept 2025
On September 23, 2025, a PIPER PA-34-200 operated by N/A was involved in an aviation accident near Rush City, MN. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to properly monitor the airplane glide path which resulted in the inadvertent descent below the approach minimum descent altitude and the impact with trees. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to properly monitor the airplane glide path which resulted in the inadvertent descent below the approach minimum descent altitude and the impact with trees.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Descent/approach/glide path — Not attained/maintainedAltitude — Not attained/maintainedPilot