# NTSB ERA25LA302: Cessna 172, N7205Q, Titusville, FL, August 15, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 15, 2025, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Coordinates: 28.514929, -80.815232 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5149&lon=-80.8152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA302
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200801/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA302

## Preliminary report

On August 15, 2025, about 1415 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N7205Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Titusville, Florida. The pilot was seriously injured and the flight instructor received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the pilot, a preflight inspection was performed on the airplane and fuel onboard was 17.5 gallons. After about 40 minutes of flying, they returned to the departure airport to practice touch and go landings. While in the traffic pattern on the third touch and go, the airplane was in a descent, and when the pilot attempted to add power, the engine did not respond. The flight instructor stated that he noticed the tachometer was reading 1,000 rpm, but the throttle lever was fully in. He stated that the fuel selector was on both, the mixture was in the rich position, and the carburetor heat was “on”, but the engine did not respond. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and attempted to fly back towards the runway, but the airplane contacted trees about ½ mile from the airport property. A postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed several gallons of automotive fuel remained in the tanks of the airplane. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172L, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=2072432), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7205Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7205Q), registered now, S/N 17260505, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (L)
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17260505
- Year built: 1972
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: N7205q LLC
- Registered owner: N7205q LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: TIX, Space Coast Regional Airport
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Wind: 80° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observed at: TIX, 1 nm away
- METAR: KTIX 151835Z 08009KT 7SM SCT040 35/26 A3009 RMK AIRCRAFT INCIDENT

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250815017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250815017009A), Aug 15, 2025: Cessna 172L, Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Titusville, FL: at approximately 1415 EDT, a C172 crashed while on short final at low altitude for runway 9. Occupants on board were a CFI conducting a…

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.

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