Cessna 172 N906KS accident near Zephyrhills, Florida, December 7, 2023
Cessna 172, registration N906KS, operated by KINGSKY FLIGHT ACADEMY LLC, was involved in an accident near Zephyrhills, Florida on December 7, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case ERA24LA059 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 30 minutes of the flight after departing the Lakeland/Linder Intl area (KLAL), reaching a maximum of 4,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:27 UTC, at 2,100 ft and 109 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 10 km from Zephyrhills Muni (KZPH).
The nearest weather report, from KZPH (10 km away), showed wind 20° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172N registered in United States (Mode S AC8668).
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
- December 7, 2023
- Location
- Zephyrhills, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N906KS
- Operator
- KINGSKY FLIGHT ACADEMY LLC
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA24LA059 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Lakeland/Linder Intl (KLAL)
- Nearest airport
- Zephyrhills Muni (KZPH)
- Recorded flight
- 30 min, max 4,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:27 UTC, 2,100 ft, 109 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA24LA059; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.