Cessna 172P N5268K accident near Ramona, California, February 2, 2025

Cessna 172P, registration N5268K, was involved in an accident near Ramona, California on February 2, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA086 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:03 UTC, on the ground, about 0 km from Ramona Arpt (KRNM).

The nearest weather report, from KRNM (0 km away), showed wind 310° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Cessna 172P registered in United States (Mode S A6A2B2).

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
February 2, 2025
Location
Ramona, California
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N5268K
Injuries
None
NTSB case
WPR25LA086 (Completed)
Nearest airport
Ramona Arpt (KRNM)
Recorded flight
22 min, max 8,000 ft
Last recorded position
21:03 UTC, on the ground

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA086; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.