Mooney M20M N5287S accident near Ben Bolt, Texas, June 30, 2025
Mooney M20M, registration N5287S, was involved in an accident near Ben Bolt, Texas on June 30, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN25LA228 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 123 minutes of the flight after departing the Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt area (KAFW), reaching a maximum of 7,350 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:23 UTC, at 6,275 ft and 146 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 22 km from Orange Grove (KNOG).
The nearest weather report, from KNOG (22 km away), showed wind 20° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
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 30, 2025
- Location
- Ben Bolt, Texas
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20M
- Registration
- N5287S
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA228 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Fort Worth/Alliance Arpt (KAFW)
- Nearest airport
- Orange Grove (KNOG)
- Recorded flight
- 123 min, max 7,350 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:23 UTC, 6,275 ft, 146 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA228; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.