Cessna 172 N3901L accident near Oxnard, California, February 18, 2025
Cessna 172, registration N3901L, operated by AIR DISCOVERY LA LLC, was involved in an accident near Oxnard, California on February 18, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA098 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 34 minutes of the flight after departing the Camarillo Arpt area (KCMA), reaching a maximum of 1,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 23:45 UTC, at 0 ft and 49 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 1 km from Oxnard Arpt (KOXR).
The nearest weather report, from KOXR (1 km away), showed wind 250° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172G registered in United States (Mode S A4854F).
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 18, 2025
- Location
- Oxnard, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N3901L
- Operator
- AIR DISCOVERY LA LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA098 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Camarillo Arpt (KCMA)
- Nearest airport
- Oxnard Arpt (KOXR)
- Recorded flight
- 34 min, max 1,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 23:45 UTC, 0 ft, 49 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA098; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.