Cessna 172 N617SP accident near North La Junta, Colorado, October 2, 2025
Cessna 172, registration N617SP, operated by EDB AIR INC, was involved in an accident near North La Junta, Colorado on October 2, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case CEN26LA004 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 29 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:14 UTC, at 7,000 ft and 98 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 14 km from La Junta Muni (KLHX).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A80A5D).
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
- October 2, 2025
- Location
- North La Junta, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N617SP
- Operator
- EDB AIR INC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN26LA004 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- La Junta Muni (KLHX)
- Recorded flight
- 29 min, max 8,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:14 UTC, 7,000 ft, 98 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN26LA004; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.