Cessna 172N N2913E accident near Pearland, Texas, February 16, 2025
Cessna 172N, registration N2913E, operated by FLYING TIGERS FLIGHT SCHOOL LTD, was involved in an accident near Pearland, Texas on February 16, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA099 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 234 minutes of the flight after departing the Houston/Ellington Arpt area (KEFD), reaching a maximum of 5,500 ft. The last recorded position was at 04:45 UTC, at -100 ft and 39 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 1 km from Houston/Pearland Rgnl (KLVJ).
The nearest weather report, from KLVJ (1 km away), showed wind 10° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S A2FBF7).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- February 16, 2025
- Location
- Pearland, Texas
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N2913E
- Operator
- FLYING TIGERS FLIGHT SCHOOL LTD
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA099 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Houston/Ellington Arpt (KEFD)
- Nearest airport
- Houston/Pearland Rgnl (KLVJ)
- Recorded flight
- 234 min, max 5,500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 04:45 UTC, -100 ft, 39 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA099; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.