Textron Aviation 172 N923EP accident near New Smyrna Beach, Florida, March 1, 2025
Textron Aviation 172, registration N923EP, operated by Epic Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Beach, Florida on March 1, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA132 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 28 minutes of the flight after departing the New Smyrna Beach Muni area (KEVB), reaching a maximum of 3,075 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:04 UTC, at 500 ft and 85 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 2 km from New Smyrna Beach Muni (KEVB).
The nearest weather report, from KEVB (2 km away), showed wind 260° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S ACC9C1).
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
- March 1, 2025
- Location
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Aircraft
- Textron Aviation 172
- Registration
- N923EP
- Operator
- Epic Aviation Inc
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA132 (In work)
- Departure area
- New Smyrna Beach Muni (KEVB)
- Nearest airport
- New Smyrna Beach Muni (KEVB)
- Recorded flight
- 28 min, max 3,075 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:04 UTC, 500 ft, 85 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA132; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.