What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 24, 2025, at 1713 local time, the accident aircraft was destroyed when it crashed into a rock quarry near Monroe, Wisconsin. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries.
The accident aircraft was cleared by ATC for the RNAV 12 approach at the Monroe Municipal Airport (eft). At the time of the approach clearance, the 1655 automated weather at eft was reporting wind from 180° at 6 knots, fog, ¼ statute mile visibility, overcast ceiling of 300 ft above ground level (AGL), and a temperature dewpoint spread of 0. Instrument meteorlogical conditions existed at the time of accident. The airport manager of eft witnessed the accident and reported that the weather had been getting worse throughout the day, and that the airplane was not visible due to the fog.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 24, 2025, AT 1713 LOCAL TIME, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A ROCK QUARRY NEAR MONROE, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED BY ATC FOR THE RNAV 12 APPROACH AT THE MONROE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EFT). AT THE TIME OF THE APPROACH CLEARANCE, THE 1655 AUTOMATED WEATHER AT EFT WAS REPORTING WIND FROM 180° AT 6 KNOTS, FOG, ¼ STATUTE MILE VISIBILITY, OVERCAST CEILING OF 300 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), AND A TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT SPREAD OF 0. INSTRUMENT METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE AIRPORT MANAGER OF EFT WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER HAD BEEN GETTING WORSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE FOG.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.