# Accident 20251023017979A: Cessna 152, Saint Augustine, FL, October 23, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2025, 08:07 local time
- Place: Saint Augustine, FL
- Airport: Northeast Florida Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 5FFS
- Location: 29.9783° N, 81.3505° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9783&lon=-81.3505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95005, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95005) (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 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251023017979A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT AND SOLO OCCUPANT OF THE CESSNA 152 TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY RWY 31 AT KSGJ ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT.  DURING THE CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 300 FEET AGL AND THE AIRSPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 100 KGSP.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRPORT AS THE PILOT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN TO THE NORTH STRIKING TREES AND EVENTUALLY CRASHING INTO THE MARSH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES AND THE ELEVATOR TRIM MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 8 DEGREES (OUT OF 10 DEGREES MAXIMUM) TRAILING EDGE UP.

## 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 ERA26LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA023), Oct 23, 2025: Cessna 152 (N95005), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. 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…

## Other reports on N95005 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851231076959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851231076959I), Dec 31, 1985: Cessna 152 (N95005), White Plains, NY. Student pilot became disoriented and requested help. Vectored to hpn and landed safely.

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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