Accident · 2025-12-08
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-12-08
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 172 (N64859)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel quantity inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Source: NTSB case ERA26LA063Flight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Commercial | Airplane | 50 | Class 1 (2024-04-23) | 16,000 total · 4,000 in this make/model · 12,000 as PIC · 40 last 90 days |
| Pilot pilot flying | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 30 | Class 1 (2025-07-29) | 865 total |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.