Cessna 150D N5943T accident near Temple City, California, January 6, 2025
Cessna 150D, registration N5943T, operated by MISSION FLIGHT ACADEMY, was involved in an accident near Temple City, California on January 6, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA073 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 62 minutes of the flight after departing the El Monte Arpt area (KEMT), reaching a maximum of 2,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 15:55 UTC, at 100 ft and 44 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 1 km from El Monte Arpt (KEMT).
The nearest weather report, from KEMT (1 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 150D registered in United States (Mode S A7AF16).
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
- January 6, 2025
- Location
- Temple City, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150D
- Registration
- N5943T
- Operator
- MISSION FLIGHT ACADEMY
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA073 (Completed)
- Departure area
- El Monte Arpt (KEMT)
- Nearest airport
- El Monte Arpt (KEMT)
- Recorded flight
- 62 min, max 2,600 ft
- Last recorded position
- 15:55 UTC, 100 ft, 44 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA073; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.