Accident · 2025-12-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-12-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 140 (N89884)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Valiair LC Trustee Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- VALIAIR LC TRUSTEE
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to recognize and mitigate carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and forced landing.
Source: NTSB case ERA26LA079Flight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial / Private | Airplane | 29 | Class 1 (2025-03-27) | 970 total · 198 in this make/model · 839 as PIC · 31 last 90 days |
| Pilot-rated passenger | Commercial | Airplane | 25 | Class 1 (2025-07-17) | — |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.