Cessna R182 N2658C accident near Thermal, California, July 31, 2025
Cessna R182, registration N2658C, was involved in an accident near Thermal, California on July 31, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA237 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 23 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 2,100 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:19 UTC, at 0 ft and 82 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 1 km from Thermal Arpt (KTRM).
The nearest weather report, from KTRM (1 km away), showed wind 140° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna R182 registered in United States (Mode S A29503).
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 31, 2025
- Location
- Thermal, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N2658C
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA237 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Thermal Arpt (KTRM)
- Recorded flight
- 23 min, max 2,100 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:19 UTC, 0 ft, 82 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA237; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.