# NTSB WPR25FA233: Cessna 152, N6125B, Hornell, NY, August 1, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: August 1, 2025, 18:59 local (22:59 UTC)
- Place: Hornell, NY · 5923 Morton Hill Rd
- Coordinates: 42.28987, -77.63873
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2899&lon=-77.6387&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Lycoming, Textron Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25FA233
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200684/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA233

## Preliminary report

On August 1, 2025, about 1859 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6125B was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hornell, New York. The student pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A review of ADS-B flight track data showed the airplane departed Ledgedale Airpark (7G0), Brockport, New York, on a southerly heading. The airplane entered an area of limited ADS-B coverage about 40 nm south of the departure airport and 12 nm north of the accident site in Hornell, New York. A witness, located east of the accident site, provided video footage of the airplane circling the accident area. During the recording, the airplane entered a descending right turn and impacted terrain. Throughout the recorded video, the sound of the engine could be heard. Additional witnesses provided similar accounts of the airplane circling the area at low altitude, with the engine operating before the accident. The accident site was located in an area of densely wooded terrain, on the edge of an embankment at an elevation of 1,287 ft mean sea level (msl). The first identified point of impact with trees was with a group of trees about 120 ft tall. The wreckage debris path extended from the initial impact point about 250 ft on a magnetic heading of about 250°. Throughout the debris path, both left and right wings, empennage were observed. The airplane came to rest on its right side between two trees on a heading of about 210° magnetic. All primary flight control surfaces were accounted for at the accident site.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6125B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6125B), registered now, S/N 15283904, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283904
- Year built: 1979
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Bv Road And Site LLC
- Registered owner: Bv Road And Site LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 7G0, Brockport, NY
- Equipment: Unknown

## Weather

- Wind: 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.29 inHg
- Observed at: KDSV, 17 nm away
- METAR: KDSV 012254Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP266 T02280078

## 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 20250801010209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250801010209A), Aug 1, 2025: Cessna 152, Hornellsville, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft impacted wooded area in hornelsville NY Friday August 01, 2025 approximately 18:30 local resulting in complete aircraft breakup causing fatal injury…

## Other investigations on N6125B (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 CHI82DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA083), Mar 5, 1982: Cessna 152 (N6125B), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage

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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