Cessna 172 N781FM accident near Mayo, Maryland, February 22, 2025
Cessna 172, registration N781FM, operated by FMFA INC, was involved in an accident near Mayo, Maryland on February 22, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor, with 1 people on board. Case ERA25LA127 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 32 minutes of the flight after departing the Dover/Cheswold Arpk area (K33N), reaching a maximum of 2,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:44 UTC, at -100 ft and 66 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 11 km from Annapolis/Naval Academy (KNAK).
The nearest weather report, from KNAK (11 km away), showed wind 180° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172P registered in United States (Mode S AA94C6).
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 22, 2025
- Location
- Mayo, Maryland
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N781FM
- Operator
- FMFA INC
- Injuries
- Minor (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA127 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Dover/Cheswold Arpk (K33N)
- Nearest airport
- Annapolis/Naval Academy (KNAK)
- Recorded flight
- 32 min, max 2,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:44 UTC, -100 ft, 66 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA127; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.