Cessna 172 N2460A accident near Spring Hill, Florida, August 22, 2025
Cessna 172, registration N2460A, operated by American Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Spring Hill, Florida on August 22, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA323 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 8 minutes of the flight after departing the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl area (KBKV), reaching a maximum of 1,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:35 UTC, at 200 ft and 74 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 1 km from Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV).
The nearest weather report, from KBKV (1 km away), showed wind 240° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 3,800 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172R registered in United States (Mode S A248A2).
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 22, 2025
- Location
- Spring Hill, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N2460A
- Operator
- American Aviation Inc
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA323 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV)
- Nearest airport
- Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (KBKV)
- Recorded flight
- 8 min, max 1,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:35 UTC, 200 ft, 74 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA323; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.