Cessna 172S N787LF accident near Sisters, Oregon, July 13, 2025
Cessna 172S, registration N787LF, operated by TAACRAFT LLC, was involved in an accident near Sisters, Oregon on July 13, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 3 people on board. Case WPR25LA211 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 54 minutes of the flight after departing the Aurora State Arpt area (KUAO), reaching a maximum of 7,550 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:13 UTC, at 3,500 ft and 80 knots, descending at 448 feet per minute, about 36 km from Bend Muni (KBDN).
The nearest weather report, from KBDN (35 km away), showed wind 350° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S AAAB87).
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
- July 13, 2025
- Location
- Sisters, Oregon
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N787LF
- Operator
- TAACRAFT LLC
- Injuries
- Serious (3 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA211 (In work)
- Departure area
- Aurora State Arpt (KUAO)
- Nearest airport
- Bend Muni (KBDN)
- Recorded flight
- 54 min, max 7,550 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:13 UTC, 3,500 ft, 80 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA211; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.