Cessna 170B N1996C accident near Fort Morgan, Colorado, June 15, 2025

Cessna 170B, registration N1996C, was involved in an accident near Fort Morgan, Colorado on June 15, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA210 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 31 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,850 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:18 UTC, at 4,650 ft and 53 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 2 km from Fort Morgan Muni (KFMM).

The nearest weather report, from KFMM (2 km away), showed wind 180° at 13 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Cessna 170B registered in United States (Mode S A18CC7).

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
June 15, 2025
Location
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N1996C
Injuries
None
NTSB case
CEN25LA210 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Fort Morgan Muni (KFMM)
Recorded flight
31 min, max 6,850 ft
Last recorded position
16:18 UTC, 4,650 ft, 53 kt

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA210; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.