Cessna 172 N6831A accident near Anacortes, Washington, September 22, 2025
Cessna 172, registration N6831A, operated by FOSTER SEPTIC INSPECTIONS LLC, was involved in an accident near Anacortes, Washington on September 22, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR25LA307 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 9 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 500 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:57 UTC, at 0 ft and 65 knots, descending at 512 feet per minute, about 17 km from Burlington/Skagit Rgnl (KBVS).
The nearest weather report, from KBVS (17 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172 registered in United States (Mode S A910D8).
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
- September 22, 2025
- Location
- Anacortes, Washington
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N6831A
- Operator
- FOSTER SEPTIC INSPECTIONS LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA307 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Burlington/Skagit Rgnl (KBVS)
- Recorded flight
- 9 min, max 500 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:57 UTC, 0 ft, 65 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA307; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.