Cessna 182S N9539L accident near St. Petersburg, Florida, September 25, 2026
Cessna 182S, registration N9539L, operated by TAB PERFORMANCE INC, was involved in an accident near St. Petersburg, Florida on September 25, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ERA26LA351 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 29 minutes of the flight after departing the St Petersburg/Whitted Arpt area (KSPG), reaching a maximum of 975 ft. The last recorded position was at 10:46 UTC, at -25 ft and 15 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 1 km from St Petersburg/Whitted Arpt (KSPG).
The nearest weather report, from KSPG (0 km away), showed wind 30° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,500 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 182S registered in United States (Mode S AD436A).
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 25, 2026
- Location
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182S
- Registration
- N9539L
- Operator
- TAB PERFORMANCE INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ERA26LA351 (In work)
- Departure area
- St Petersburg/Whitted Arpt (KSPG)
- Nearest airport
- St Petersburg/Whitted Arpt (KSPG)
- Recorded flight
- 29 min, max 975 ft
- Last recorded position
- 10:46 UTC, -25 ft, 15 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ERA26LA351; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.