Textron Aviation 172S N726ER accident near Cottonwood, Arizona, February 20, 2025
Textron Aviation 172S, registration N726ER, operated by EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC, was involved in an accident near Cottonwood, Arizona on February 20, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA105 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 86 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:52 UTC, at 7,550 ft and 95 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 20 km from Cottonwood Arpt (KP52).
The nearest weather report, from KP52 (20 km away), showed wind 330° at 11 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A9BA4A).
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 20, 2025
- Location
- Cottonwood, Arizona
- Aircraft
- Textron Aviation 172S
- Registration
- N726ER
- Operator
- EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA105 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Cottonwood Arpt (KP52)
- Recorded flight
- 86 min, max 8,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 21:52 UTC, 7,550 ft, 95 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA105; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.