No fatalities

PIPER PA-24-250 accident at Eau Claire, WI, 19 Oct 2025

Eau Claire, WI, United States

On October 19, 2025, a PIPER PA-24-250 operated by LL AVIATION LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Eau Claire, WI. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unfamiliarity with the landing gear warning horn and failure to verify the gear was extended with the cockpit position… This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unfamiliarity with the landing gear warning horn and failure to verify the gear was extended with the cockpit position indicators.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

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