Cessna 172 N3901L

Summary

On 18 February 2025 at about 23:46 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N3901L, operated by San Fernando Avitioin LLC, was involved in an accident near Oxnard, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 February 2025 at 23:46

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxnard, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oxnard Airport (OXR)

Coordinates

34.2008, -119.2072

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N3901L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

San Fernando Avitioin LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Camarillo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA098

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, he had been practicing touch-and-goes. Upon the fifth landing, the airplane began to veer to the left. He attempted to correct with right rudder, however, the airplane exited the left side of the runway. Subsequently, the right main landing gear impacted a sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. At the time of the accident, the student pilot was landing on runway 25 with the wind from 260° at 10 knots. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that could have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.