Cessna 172 N1159K accident near Kennesaw, Georgia, January 28, 2025
Cessna 172, registration N1159K, operated by CAVU AERO LLC, was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, Georgia on January 28, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA118 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 28 minutes of the flight after departing the Marietta/Cobb Cnty area (KRYY), reaching a maximum of 2,150 ft. The last recorded position was at 02:05 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Marietta/Cobb Cnty (KRYY).
The nearest weather report, from KRYY (1 km away), showed wind 250° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A04263).
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
- January 28, 2025
- Location
- Kennesaw, Georgia
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N1159K
- Operator
- CAVU AERO LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA118 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Marietta/Cobb Cnty (KRYY)
- Nearest airport
- Marietta/Cobb Cnty (KRYY)
- Recorded flight
- 28 min, max 2,150 ft
- Last recorded position
- 02:05 UTC, on the ground
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA118; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.