Cessna 525C N577RT accident near Mayfield, Kentucky, September 18, 2025
Cessna 525C, registration N577RT, operated by Tubing Rentals LLC, was involved in an accident near Mayfield, Kentucky on September 18, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA25LA353 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 21 minutes of the flight after departing the Alton/St Louis Rgnl area (KALN), reaching a maximum of 25,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:34 UTC, at 9,975 ft and 314 knots, descending at 2,624 feet per minute, about 9 km from Paducah/Barkley Rgnl (KPAH).
The nearest weather report, from KPAH (9 km away), showed wind 60° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna Citation CJ4 registered in United States (Mode S A769F3).
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
- September 18, 2025
- Location
- Mayfield, Kentucky
- Aircraft
- Cessna 525C
- Registration
- N577RT
- Operator
- Tubing Rentals LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA25LA353 (In work)
- Departure area
- Alton/St Louis Rgnl (KALN)
- Nearest airport
- Paducah/Barkley Rgnl (KPAH)
- Recorded flight
- 21 min, max 25,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:34 UTC, 9,975 ft, 314 kt
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Sources: NTSB case ERA25LA353; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.