Cessna 172 N79306 accident near Billings, Montana, June 19, 2025
Cessna 172, registration N79306, was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana on June 19, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case WPR25FA182 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 2 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:09 UTC, at 4,100 ft and 91 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 16 km from Billings/Logan Intl (KBIL).
The nearest weather report, from KBIL (16 km away), showed wind 30° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172K registered in United States (Mode S AAC5A1).
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
- June 19, 2025
- Location
- Billings, Montana
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N79306
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA182 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Billings/Logan Intl (KBIL)
- Recorded flight
- 2 min, max 4,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:09 UTC, 4,100 ft, 91 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA182; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.