# Accident 20251110018909A: Cessna 172M, Bishop, CA, November 10, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2025, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2975° N, 118.2079° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2975&lon=-118.2079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13221, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13221) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 257 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251110018909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM KBIH TO KLAS AFTER TAKING ON 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT WING AT KBIH FOR RETURN TRIP TO KLAS AND TRIED TO CLIMB OUT OF BOX CANYON SOUTHWEST OF AIRPORT AND COULD NOT MEET THE CLIMB REQUIREMENTS RESULTING IN CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN CFIT.

## 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 WPR26FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA043), Nov 10, 2025: Cessna 172M (N13221), Poleta, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N13221 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900729028879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729028879I), Jul 29, 1990: Cessna 172M (N13221), Stone Mountain, GA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Attempted go around. Aircraft veered off runway and hit tree.

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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