Cessna 172K N79910 accident near Columbia, California, January 23, 2025
Cessna 172K, registration N79910, was involved in an accident near Columbia, California on January 23, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25LA082 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 28 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,300 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:09 UTC, at 1,900 ft and 0 knots, about 1 km from Columbia Arpt (KO22).
The nearest weather report, from KO22 (1 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172K registered in United States (Mode S AADC08).
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 23, 2025
- Location
- Columbia, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N79910
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA082 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Columbia Arpt (KO22)
- Recorded flight
- 28 min, max 4,300 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:09 UTC, 1,900 ft, 0 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA082; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.