Cessna 172S N5203H accident near Los Banos, California, August 26, 2025
Cessna 172S, registration N5203H, operated by TEGRIDY EQUIPMENT LEASING LLC, was involved in an accident near Los Banos, California on August 26, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case WPR25FA264 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 44 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,675 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:59 UTC, at 2,900 ft and 0 knots, about 53 km from Castle AFB (KMER).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A68BB7).
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 26, 2025
- Location
- Los Banos, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N5203H
- Operator
- TEGRIDY EQUIPMENT LEASING LLC
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA264 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Castle AFB (KMER)
- Recorded flight
- 44 min, max 4,675 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:59 UTC, 2,900 ft, 0 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA264; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.