Cessna 185 N1526F accident near Wausau, Wisconsin, April 7, 2025
Cessna 185, registration N1526F, was involved in an accident near Wausau, Wisconsin on April 7, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA153 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 47 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:30 UTC, at 1,200 ft and 56 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 1 km from Wausau Downtown (KAUW).
The nearest weather report, from KAUW (1 km away), showed wind 340° at 14 knots gusting 25, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 4,700 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 185D registered in United States (Mode S A0D4CD).
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
- April 7, 2025
- Location
- Wausau, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N1526F
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA153 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Wausau Downtown (KAUW)
- Recorded flight
- 47 min, max 8,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:30 UTC, 1,200 ft, 56 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA153; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.