Accident · 2025-10-23

NTSB case ERA26LA023 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-10-23
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
CESSNA 152 (N95005)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
Florida Flyers Academy Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Florida Flyers Academy

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to properly set the elevator trim prior to takeoff, which resulted in her inability to effectively control the airplane’s pitch and a collision with trees at the end of the runway during initial climb.

Source: NTSB case ERA26LA023

Flight 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.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingStudentNone20Class 1 (2025-05-31)39 total · 39 in this make/model · 1 as PIC · 39 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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