Cessna A185F N888DK accident near Lansing, Michigan, July 19, 2025
Cessna A185F, registration N888DK, operated by HUSKY CENTRAL LLC, was involved in an accident near Lansing, Michigan on July 19, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA260 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 25 minutes of the flight after departing the Coldwater/Branch Cnty area (KOEB), reaching a maximum of 2,200 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:51 UTC, at 1,500 ft and 88 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 4 km from Lansing/Capital City Arpt (KLAN).
The nearest weather report, from KLAN (4 km away), showed wind 200° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 4,300 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna A185F registered in United States (Mode S AC3BE2).
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
- July 19, 2025
- Location
- Lansing, Michigan
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N888DK
- Operator
- HUSKY CENTRAL LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA260 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Coldwater/Branch Cnty (KOEB)
- Nearest airport
- Lansing/Capital City Arpt (KLAN)
- Recorded flight
- 25 min, max 2,200 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:51 UTC, 1,500 ft, 88 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA260; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.