Cessna 172M N61657 accident near Fort Morgan, Colorado, August 31, 2025
Cessna 172M, registration N61657, operated by BELL ORNITHOPTERS FLYING CLUB INC, was involved in an accident near Fort Morgan, Colorado on August 31, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 4 people on board. Case WPR25FA268 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 64 minutes of the flight after departing the Rocky Mtn Metro area (KBJC), reaching a maximum of 7,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:35 UTC, at 6,000 ft and 126 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 18 km from Fort Morgan Muni (KFMM).
The nearest weather report, from KFMM (18 km away), showed wind variable° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172M registered in United States (Mode S A8082F).
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 31, 2025
- Location
- Fort Morgan, Colorado
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M, Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LC
- Registration
- N61657, N330AN
- Operator
- BELL ORNITHOPTERS FLYING CLUB INC
- Injuries
- Fatal (4 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA268 (In work)
- Departure area
- Rocky Mtn Metro (KBJC)
- Nearest airport
- Fort Morgan Muni (KFMM)
- Recorded flight
- 64 min, max 7,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:35 UTC, 6,000 ft, 126 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA268; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.