Cessna 172S N52243 accident near Rusk, Texas, March 16, 2025
Cessna 172S, registration N52243, operated by SKYMATES INC, was involved in an accident near Rusk, Texas on March 16, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA128 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 54 minutes of the flight after departing the Grand Prairie Muni area (KGPM), reaching a maximum of 5,675 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:51 UTC, at 2,375 ft and 103 knots, climbing at 448 feet per minute, about 21 km from Jacksonvil0e/Cherokee Cnty (KJSO).
The nearest weather report, from KJSO (21 km away), showed wind variable° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A6935C).
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
- March 16, 2025
- Location
- Rusk, Texas
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N52243
- Operator
- SKYMATES INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA128 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Grand Prairie Muni (KGPM)
- Nearest airport
- Jacksonvil0e/Cherokee Cnty (KJSO)
- Recorded flight
- 54 min, max 5,675 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:51 UTC, 2,375 ft, 103 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA128; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.