Mooney M20J, N5764H, fatal accident occurred on July 27, 2025, near Nampa Municipal Airport (MAN/KMAN), Nampa, Idaho

• Location: Nampa, ID
• Accident Number: WPR25FA225 
• Date & Time: July 27, 2025, 17:41 Local 
• Registration: N5764H 
• Aircraft: Mooney M20J 
• Injuries: 3 Fatal 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

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On August 27, 2025, about 1741 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N5764H, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Nampa, Idaho. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

According to family members of the occupants, the purpose of the flight was to fly from Nampa Municipal Airport (MAN), Nampa, Idaho to McMinnville Municipal Airport (MMV), McMinnville, Oregon.

A review of preliminary ADS-B data indicated that the airplane departed runway 29 at MAN about 1740:00. About 1740:28, the airplane crossed over the departure end runway threshold about 50 ft above ground level (agl) with a groundspeed of 67 knots. Subsequent ADS-B hits indicated that the airplane continued to climb and its groundspeed gradually decreased as the airplane gradually drifted left of the runway centerline.

According to ADS-B data points, about 57 seconds into the flight, the airplane’s groundspeed was 58 knots, and it had climbed to 2,875 ft mean sea level (msl) or 338 ft agl. About 2 seconds later, the ADS-B data showed the airplane at 338 ft agl, the groundspeed increased to 59 knots. Subsequent data points showed that the airplane’s groundspeed continued to increase, and the airplane’s altitude remained level for about 6 seconds before it began to descend. The last recorded ADS-B data point was located about 130 ft east of the accident site at an altitude of 2,800 ft mean sea level (msl) and a groundspeed of 68 knots.

The airplane impacted a storage structure and came to rest upright in a nose low attitude. The surrounding powerlines, trees, and other residential structures were not damaged. The wreckage debris area was about 50 ft wide and 50 ft long. 

All the airplane’s major structural components were accounted for within the wreckage debris area. The nose of the airplane came to rest on a heading of 196° magnetic.

The propeller, engine, and nose landing gear were displaced aft into the forward cockpit area. The cockpit and cabin area were vertically compressed throughout their length. The inboard portions of the left and right wing remained attached to the fuselage. The left and right ailerons were accounted for and sustained varying degrees of impact damage. Both left and right fuel tanks were breached. The left and right main landing gear remained attached to their respective wing structure and appeared to be extended. The vertical stabilizer, rudder and elevator were unremarkable. The left side horizontal stabilizer sustained impact damage, and the right side was unremarkable. Flight control continuity was obtained from all primary flight controls to the cockpit controls.

The airplane was recovered and transported to a secure facility for further examination.

The field elevation at MAN was 2,537 ft. The automated weather observing station located at MAN reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was calm, visibility was 9 sm, temperature was 89° F and the altimeter setting was 29.93 inHg. The calculated density altitude was 5,141 ft.

Grumman G-164B AgCat, N7015N, accident occurred on August 15, 2025, near Fowler, Indiana

• Location: Fowler, IN 
• Accident Number: CEN25LA323 
• Date & Time: August 15, 2025, 19:10 Local 
• Registration: N7015N 
• Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. G-164B 
• Injuries: 1 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 137: Agricultural

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On August 15, 2025, about 1910 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-164- B airplane, N7015N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fowler, Indiana. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an aerial application flight.

According to the pilot, he departed a private airstrip just north of Sheldon, Illinois, earlier that day and had been flying for about 5 hours, stopping a few times for fuel and aerial application product. He was on his last spray run of the day when the engine suddenly stopped. The pilot advanced the throttle, but there was no response from the engine. He landed the airplane in a bean field. The wings and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot estimated that he had about 60 gallons of fuel on board at the time of the accident.

The engine was overhauled 6 weeks before the accident and had accumulated about 155 hours. A postaccident examination revealed that the sensing line for the fuel control unit was severed. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Cessna 172H Skyhawk, N3254C, accident occurred on July 9, 2025, near Century, Florida

• Location: Century, FL 
• Accident Number: ERA25LA261 
• Date & Time: July 9, 2025, 18:20 Local 
• Registration: N3254C 
• Aircraft: Cessna 172H 
• Injuries: 2 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

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On July 9, 2025, about 1820 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N3254C, was involved in an accident near Century, Florida. The pilot and the passenger were not injured. The flight was conducted as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

The pilot departed the Atmore Municipal Airport (0R1), Atmore, Alabama, about 1800 for a local flight. About 20 minutes later, while cruising at 1,500 ft mean sea level (msl), the engine suddenly stopped producing power. The pilot was unable to restart the engine and made a forced landing to a peanut field. When the airplane touched down, it nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder.

The airplane was recovered from the accident site and retained for further examination.

Loss of control in flight: Beechcraft P35 Bonanza, N8572M, fatal accident occurred on July 30, 2023, at Cable Airport (CCB/KCCB), Upland, California

• Location: Upland, California
• Accident Number: WPR23FA287
• Date & Time: July 30, 2023, 06:40 Local
• Registration: N8572M
• Aircraft: Beech P35 
• Aircraft Damage: Substantial 
• Defining Event: Loss of control in flight 
• Injuries: 3 Fatal 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

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On July 30, 2023, about 0640 Pacific daylight time, a Beech P35, N8572M, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Upland, California. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.

A witness observed, and surveillance video verified, that the airplane took off and then entered a nose-high climb before the left wing dropped and the airplane entered a spin. The airplane disappeared from view as it dropped behind hangars. The witness estimated the airplane’s angle of attack between 30° to 45° nose high. He observed the airplane’s nose drop and the left wing lose lift before the airplane transitioned into a nose-low spin. The witness stated that it sounded like the engine was making full power the whole time and the flaps appeared to be retracted. Postaccident examination of the accident site showed that the airplane clipped the hangar roof before coming to rest on the ground at the hangar entrance. The majority of the airplane was thermally destroyed in the postcrash fire.

Autopsy results indicated that the pilot, who did not hold a current medical certificate at the time of the accident, had heart disease that conveyed at least a mildly increased risk of a sudden impairing or incapacitating cardiac event. There is no autopsy evidence that such an event occurred. However, such an event does not leave reliable autopsy evidence if it occurs immediately before death; whether the pilot’s heart disease contributed to the accident could not be determined. Toxicology testing revealed the presence of ethanol at a very low level in the pilot’s brain tissue; the detected ethanol was likely from postmortem production. Thus, it is unlikely that ethanol contributed to the crash.

Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Impact signatures on the propeller indicated the engine was likely operating at the time of impact. The high angle of attack observed by the witness and on the airport surveillance video likely resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the building.

- Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall and impact with a building.

Cessna 172N Skyhawk, N1401E, accident occurred on August 21, 2025, at USAF Academy Davis Airfield (AFF/KAFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado

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.

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United States Air Force Aero Club

On August 21, 2025, at about 0700 local time, a Cessna 172N Skyhawk, N1401E, registered to the United States Air Force Aero Club out of USAF Academy, Colorado, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at USAF Academy Davis Airfield (AFF/KAFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado. The pilot was not injured.

The FAA reported that the aircraft departed with the right wheel chocks hanging from the right-wing strut resulting in damage from repeated bouncing on the skin.

Preliminary ADS-B data shows that the airplane taxied from the ramp to runway 34R and departed to the north (figure 1). The airplane climbed to about 8,000 ft and conducted a series of maneuvers. At about 0716 LT, the airplane started flying south back towards the airport. At about 0724 LT, the airplane flew a lowpass over runway 36R. At 0726 LT, the airplane conducted a touch-and-go on runway 34C. At 0730 LT, the airplane landed on runway 34C. (figure 2)

Figure 1

Figure 2

Cessna 152, N6125B, fatal accident occurred on August 1, 2025, near Hornell, New York

• Location: Hornell, NY 
• Accident Number: WPR25FA233 
• Date & Time: August 1, 2025, 18:59 Local 
• Registration: N6125B 
• Aircraft: Cessna 152 
• Injuries: 1 Fatal 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Unknown

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On August 1, 2025, about 1859 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6125B was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hornell, New York. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

A review of ADS-B flight track data showed the airplane departed Ledgedale Airpark (7G0), Brockport, New York, on a southerly heading. The airplane entered an area of limited ADS-B coverage about 40 nm south of the departure airport and 12 nm north of the accident site in Hornell, New York.

A witness, located east of the accident site, provided video footage of the airplane circling the accident area. During the recording, the airplane entered a descending right turn and impacted terrain. Throughout the recorded video, the sound of the engine could be heard. Additional witnesses provided similar accounts of the airplane circling the area at low altitude, with the engine operating before the accident.

The accident site was located in an area of densely wooded terrain, on the edge of an embankment at an elevation of 1,287 ft mean sea level (msl). The first identified point of impact with trees was with a group of trees about 120 ft tall. The wreckage debris path extended from the initial impact point about 250 ft on a magnetic heading of about 250°. Throughout the debris path, both left and right wings, empennage were observed. The airplane came to rest on its right side between two trees on a heading of about 210° magnetic. All primary flight control surfaces were accounted for at the accident site.

Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C, N8359W, accident occurred on August 3, 2025, near Stagecoach, Nevada

• Location: Silver Springs, NV 
• Accident Number: WPR25LA236 
• Date & Time: August 3, 2025, 07:30 Local 
• Registration: N8359W 
• Aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 
• Injuries: 1 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

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On August 3, 2025, at about 0730 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA28-180, N8359W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Stagecoach, Nevada. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.

The pilot departed Silver Springs Airport (SPZ) earlier in the morning for the solo flight. After completing 3 uneventful takeoffs and landings at Dayton Valley Airpark (A34), he began the return leg to Silver Springs. About 10 minutes after departure, at an altitude of about 7,500 ft msl (3,200 ft agl), the pilot experienced a loud bang followed by heavy airframe vibration. The engine was shaking violently and then lost all power. He could see a propeller was blade missing, so he prepared for an emergency landing by shutting off the fuel and trimming the airplane for best glide airspeed. He then set the transponder to 7700 and declared an emergency on the Dayton Valley and Silver Springs common traffic advisory frequency.

The pilot chose a highway for landing, and the touchdown was uneventful. During the landing roll it became apparent that the rudder pedal system had been damaged, so the pilot was unable to maintain directional control, and the airplane struck a median curb. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount during the accident sequence.