# Accident 20260411004122A: Cessna 172S, Marathon, FL, April 11, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2026, 13:25 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IP8S
- Location: 24.7757° N, 80.9342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7757&lon=-80.9342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N529ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N529ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260411004122A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 11, 2026, CESSNA C172, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH A PRIVATE PILOT AND CFI DEPARTED KET WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EYM) CONDUCTING 14 CFR 141 TRAINING WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION TO NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) A 141 PHOENIX EAST AVIATION, LLC "BLUE PHOENIX" CERTIFICATED FLIGHT SCHOOL. WHILE UNDER FLIGHT FOLLOWING AT FL 5500 CESSNA 172, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS STRUCK BY BEECH KING AIR 200, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE BEECH KING AIR 200, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED MARSH HARBOUR (MHH) BAHAMAS SOUTHWEST INBOUND TO MARATHON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MTH) WITH A PILOT, SAFETY PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD OPERATING UNDER PART 91 REQUESTED TO CANCEL THEIR IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO MTH. THEIR CANCELLATION WAS RECEIVED AT THAT TIME AND TRAFFIC WAS ISSUED TO THEM IN REFERENCE TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION C172 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N699BW, Raytheon Aircraft Company B200: no report for this aircraft; [N699BW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N699BW) is registered now

## 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 ERA26LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA167), Apr 11, 2026: Cessna 172S (N529ND), Marathon, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N529ND (1)

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

- [Incident 20190508004209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190508004209I), May 8, 2019: Cessna 172S (N529ND), Flagler, FL, Minor damage. Registration: N529ND Ptrs: 201917667 Make: Cessna Model: 172S Serial number: 172S10980 Aircraft/engine last annual: 11/28/2018 airframe tt: 8983.6…

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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