Cessna 525 accident near Mesquite, TX
On March 13, 2025, a Cessna 525 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mesquite, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 13, 2025
- Place
- Mesquite, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 525 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.725°N, 96.541°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250313199846
NTSB summary
On March 13, 2025, about 0733 central daylight time, a Cessna 525A airplane, N525CZ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mesquite, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a positioning flight. According to the airplane’s owner, the pilot intended to depart the Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ), Mesquite, Texas, and was en route to Addison Airport (KADS), Dallas, Texas, to pick up passengers, and continue on to an undetermined destination. The fixed based operator manager at KHQZ stated that the pilot requested a fuel top off before departure, and the airplane was fueled with 224 gallons of Jet-A fuel. The KHQZ tower controller stated that the airplane was cleared to KADS via a left downwind departure which would have involved a left climbing turn on departure. ADS-B flight track data showed that after the airplane departed to the south from runway 18, at 0733:21, it entered a right turn and climbed to about 950 ft mean sea level, or about 500 ft above ground level. At 0733:45, the airplane began a descent while still in a right turn and impacted terrain. A postimpact fire ensued. The last recorded point was at 0733:52, with an estimated flight time of 31 seconds. Figure 1. ADS-B Data for the departure from KHQZ The pilot was in radio communications with the tower controller at KHQZ, and no distress calls were received from the pilot. Witnesses reported they saw the airplane in a descending, right bank turn. There were no reports of fire or smoke trailing the airpla
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
