Cessna 172 N94JA accident near Fort Myers, Florida, February 5, 2025
Cessna 172, registration N94JA, operated by BEAVER AVIATION SOUTH INC, was involved in an accident near Fort Myers, Florida on February 5, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA117 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 33 minutes of the flight after departing the Fort Myers/Page Fld area (KFMY), reaching a maximum of 950 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:21 UTC, at 800 ft and 94 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 2 km from Fort Myers/Page Fld (KFMY).
The nearest weather report, from KFMY (2 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172R registered in United States (Mode S AD0B98).
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
- February 5, 2025
- Location
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N94JA
- Operator
- BEAVER AVIATION SOUTH INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA117 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Fort Myers/Page Fld (KFMY)
- Nearest airport
- Fort Myers/Page Fld (KFMY)
- Recorded flight
- 33 min, max 950 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:21 UTC, 800 ft, 94 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA117; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.