Accident · 2025-07-23
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-07-23
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- PIPER J5A (N35025)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight and improper decision to continue with a takeoff after the airplane swerved off the runway. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA299Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student pilot pilot flying | None recorded | None | 63 | Class 3 (2025-01-23) | 30.2 total · 30.2 in this make/model · 0 as PIC · 28 last 90 days |
| Flight instructor | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 22 | Class 2 (2025-04-02) | 833.7 total · 35 in this make/model · 564.6 as PIC · 119.1 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.