Cessna 172 N7205Q

Summary

On 15 August 2025 at about 18:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7205Q, operated by N7205Q LLC, was involved in an accident near Titusville, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

15 August 2025 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Titusville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX)

Coordinates

28.5149, -80.8152

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7205Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

N7205Q LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ERA25LA302

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.