Cessna 170 N2589V accident near Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 23, 2025
Cessna 170, registration N2589V, was involved in an accident near Fitchburg, Massachusetts on August 23, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA312 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 10 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 1,900 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:00 UTC, at 250 ft and 65 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 1 km from Fitchburg Muni (KFIT).
The nearest weather report, from KFIT (1 km away), showed wind 210° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 170 registered in United States (Mode S A278DD).
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
- August 23, 2025
- Location
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N2589V
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA312 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Fitchburg Muni (KFIT)
- Recorded flight
- 10 min, max 1,900 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:00 UTC, 250 ft, 65 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA312; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.