Cessna 172 N433PT

Summary

On 7 October 2025 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N433PT, operated by Pilot Training Center LLC, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

7 October 2025 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Coordinates

25.6434, -80.6595

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N433PT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Pilot Training Center LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA007

1 person had minor injuries.

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 October 07, 2025, at 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N433PT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida. The private pilot and the flight instructor were uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight was an instructional flight for the private pilot to practice commercial pilot maneuvers in preparation for the pilot's commercial check ride. The pilots departed from Miami Executive Airport (TMB), Miami, Florida and proceeded southwest to an area to perform the maneuvers. The pilots reported performing multiple chandelles and an accelerated stall. After completing the accelerated stall, the pilots performed a simulated emergency descent. After recovering about 550 ft above ground level, they began a climb out. The pilots reported that after climbing about 300 ft, the engine started to act “erratically” and there was a loss of about 500 rpm. The pilots stated that the airplane would not climb and then determined that a forced landing would be required. The pilots landed the airplane in a shallow-water area of the Florida Everglades; during the landing, the airplane flipped over. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that it had sustained substantial damage to the left wing, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.