Cessna 172M N20490 accident near Albany, Oregon, August 18, 2025
Cessna 172M, registration N20490, operated by HONEY B LLC, was involved in an accident near Albany, Oregon on August 18, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA296 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 22 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 1,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:32 UTC, at 500 ft and 71 knots, descending at 128 feet per minute, about 3 km from Corvallis Muni (KCVO).
The nearest weather report, from KCVO (3 km away), showed wind 290° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 6,500 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172M registered in United States (Mode S A1A48B).
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
- August 18, 2025
- Location
- Albany, Oregon
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N20490
- Operator
- HONEY B LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA296 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Corvallis Muni (KCVO)
- Recorded flight
- 22 min, max 1,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:32 UTC, 500 ft, 71 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA296; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.