# Accident 20250801010209A: Cessna 152, Hornellsville, NY, August 1, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2025, 18:59 local time
- Place: Hornellsville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2899° N, 77.6387° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2899&lon=-77.6387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6125B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6125B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250801010209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WOODED AREA IN HORNELSVILLE NY FRIDAY AUGUST 01, 2025 APPROXIMATELY 18:30 LOCAL RESULTING IN COMPLETE AIRCRAFT BREAKUP CAUSING FATAL INJURY TO THE NON-PILOT OPERATOR....

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA233), Aug 1, 2025: Cessna 152 (N6125B), Hornell, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N6125B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871117076709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871117076709I), Nov 17, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6125B), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Touch and go landing. Student started to stall. Instructor took control. Aborted. Overran runway. Hit a snow fence.
- [Accident 19820305004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820305004699A), Mar 5, 1982: Cessna 152 (N6125B), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during takeoff during touch and go landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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