Cessna 172M N868SA
22 April 2026 · Crystal River, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 2026 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N868SA, operated by S O W Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Crystal River, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crystal River, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N868SA
- Operator
- S O W Aviation LLC
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- ERA26LA186
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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