Cessna 172S N103VK accident near Lathrop, California, October 4, 2025
Cessna 172S, registration N103VK, operated by CC AVIATION INC, was involved in an accident near Lathrop, California on October 4, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case WPR26LA015 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 37 minutes of the flight after departing the Tracy Muni area (KTCY), reaching a maximum of 3,825 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:52 UTC, at 425 ft and 70 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 2 km from Tracy Muni (KTCY).
The nearest weather report, from KTCY (2 km away), showed wind variable° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna 172S registered in United States (Mode S A011BE).
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
- October 4, 2025
- Location
- Lathrop, California
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N103VK
- Operator
- CC AVIATION INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- WPR26LA015 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Tracy Muni (KTCY)
- Nearest airport
- Tracy Muni (KTCY)
- Recorded flight
- 37 min, max 3,825 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:52 UTC, 425 ft, 70 kt
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Sources: NTSB case WPR26LA015; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.