Cessna R172 N7354V accident near Mount Carroll, Illinois, October 5, 2025
Cessna R172, registration N7354V, operated by KING DADDY AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Mount Carroll, Illinois on October 5, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case CEN26LA007 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 34 minutes of the flight after departing the Bloomington Rgnl area (KBMI), reaching a maximum of 3,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:17 UTC, at 3,300 ft and 123 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 34 km from Sterling-Rock Falls Arpt (KSQI).
The nearest weather report, from KSQI (34 km away), showed wind variable° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna R172K registered in United States (Mode S A9E096).
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 5, 2025
- Location
- Mount Carroll, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172
- Registration
- N7354V
- Operator
- KING DADDY AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN26LA007 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Bloomington Rgnl (KBMI)
- Nearest airport
- Sterling-Rock Falls Arpt (KSQI)
- Recorded flight
- 34 min, max 3,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:17 UTC, 3,300 ft, 123 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN26LA007; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.