Cessna 172N accident near New Orleans, LA
On November 25, 2025, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Orleans, LA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 25, 2025
- Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.060°N, 90.030°W
- NTSB ID
- 20251126202066
NTSB summary
On November 24, 2025, at 1824 central standard time, a Cessna 172N airplane, N80FP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near New Orleans, Louisiana. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. It was reported that the purpose of the flight was instrument flight instruction for the private pilot. ADS-B data showed that the airplane departed from runway 14 at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Gulfport, Mississippi, about 1743. The airplane made a right turn after departure, climbed to about 4,000 ft mean sea level (msl) and traveled west-southwest until 1759. It then turned to a westerly heading and descended to about 2,000 ft msl About 1814, the airplane turned to a heading of approximately 250° before turning to a heading of about 180° about 1817. The airplane was on a heading consistent with a straight-in approach for runway 18R at the Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana. The airplane began descending about 1820, when the airplane was about 6 nautical miles (nm) from NEW, about 1823:02, the airplane began a tight descending left turn that lasted about 27 seconds until the last recorded position at 1823:30. The final recorded position was about 3.7 nm from the approach end of runway 18R at NEW. The final ADS-B position was about 500 ft from where the wreckage of the airplane was located. Preliminary air traffic control (ATC) information indicated that the flight was on an instrument rules flight plan and was
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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.
