Cessna 525C accident near Mayfield, Kentucky, September 18, 2025
On September 18, 2025 at about 9:40 pm local time, a 2013 Cessna 525C, registered N577RT, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Mayfield, Kentucky (Mayfield Graves County). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 18, 2025 · about 9:40 pm local time
- Place
- Mayfield, Kentucky · Mayfield Graves County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 525C, built 2013 · all 525Cs on the register
- Registration
- N577RT · registry record · serial 525C0133
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On September 18, 2025, about 1640 central daylight time, a Cessna 525C, N577RT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mayfield, Kentucky. The airline transport pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 repositioning flight. According to the pilot, the airplane had just completed maintenance at the St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN), St. Louis, Illinois, and the purpose of the flight was to return it to Mayfield Graves County Airport (M25), Mayfield, Kentucky, where it was based. The pilot reported that the preflight inspection, taxi, takeoff, and flight to M25 were uneventful, with no anomalies observed. During the initial descent to M25, the pilot reported that he deployed the speed brakes to begin slowing the airplane and to assist with the descent. The pilot set up for a straight-in, visual approach for runway 19, a 5,002-ft-long, 100-ft-wide, asphalt runway. While on approach, the speed brakes remained deployed and when the airplane's speed was below 200 knots indicated airspeed (IAS), the pilot extended the landing gear. When the airplane's speed was below 160 knots IAS, the pilot stowed the speed brakes and configured the airplane for landing. The pilot further stated that while he configured the airplane for landing “later than intended,” the airplane was still fully configured and stabilized for a visual approach to land at M25. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down on the runway centerline and that he deployed the ground spoilers and pressed firmly on the brakes; however, he observed no braking action as the airplane continued to roll down the runway. The pilot applied greater force to the brakes; however, the airplane began to veer to the right, and there was still no observed slowing of the airplane. The pilot determined there was insufficient runway for a go-around and decided to continue to roll down the runway with the engines at idle, continuing to press firmly on the brakes, correcting the airplane back toward the runway centerline, and applying downward force to the yoke. The airplane rolled off the end of the runway, went through the airport’s perimeter fence, crossed a road, and impacted a house. Initial postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and to the fuselage. The airplane was retained for further examination.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,810.5 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, September 18, 2025
- Maximum gross weight: 17,230 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Stonecrest Capital LLC
The flight
- Departed from: ALN Alton IL at 8:03 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 19, 5,002 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Observation at 3:35 pm from M25, 12 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KM25 181935Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 34/13 A2998 RMK AO2 T03390125=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA25LA353.