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Aviation Audio Clips / Looking for audio of N5203H crash (severe control problem)

« Last post by Bluebird01 on August 27, 2025, 13:00:21 UTC »

Hello everyone,
I’m looking for ATC audio related to the Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP (reg. N5203H) that sadly crashed on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 between Santa Nella and Los Banos, California.
Departure: San Jose (KSJC) around 22:11Z (15:11 local)
Last known area: Circling near Los Banos (KLSN), eventually squawked 7700 before crashing around 02:00Z (19:00 local)
FIR/UIR: Oakland ARTCC (KZOA)
Likely frequencies:
NorCal Approach 120.95 (Merced/Los Banos sector)
NorCal Approach 121.30 (Castle/Merced sector)
Possible handoffs via 127.40 (Expo sector) or adjacent NorCal sectors
The pilot reported severe control issues and remained airborne for over an hour while in contact with ATC. If anyone has audio archives (especially 120.95 or 121.30) from this timeframe, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any help!

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Listener Forum / Re: New Tokyo Haneda Feeds Now Online

« Last post by Squawk 7700 on August 26, 2025, 19:50:08 UTC »

Thank you to the new feeder. They sound fantastic!

Ken

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Aviation News (General) / Phoenix Delays Weather Dust

« Last post by KB4TEZ on August 26, 2025, 10:57:33 UTC »

(From Breaking Aviation News)

A towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday with storms that left thousands of people without power and temporarily grounded flights at the city airport.

A ground stop was issued at Phoenix Sky Harbor due to thunderstorms around 5:30 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It was lifted about 30 minutes later. The average flight delay was 15 minutes, as of 6:55 p.m.

Three flights were canceled, 104 flights were delayed and one flight was diverted as of 8 p.m., the airport's website said.

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Aviation Audio Clips / Cessna Skywagon Crash at KBGR August 22 2025

« Last post by gtheall on August 25, 2025, 18:58:31 UTC »

Last Friday a pilot ferrying a Cessna Skywagon across the Atlantic suffered a fatal crash while attempting to land on runway 33 at Bangor International Airport (KBGR) in Maine. There was a gusty crosswind at the time, and as the plane touched down, it did a ground loop, and the left wing clipped the runway surface. Apparently the pilot then attempted a go around, which ended in a stall / spin. A young kid happened to be videotaping  at the time and recorded the crash - . Things go wonky around 30 seconds in. Attached is an audio clip starting when the plane was at 1800' on the approach.

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Aviation Audio Clips / 2 sent to hospital after small plane crashes in vacant lot in Gulf Shores

« Last post by KB4TEZ on August 25, 2025, 10:17:28 UTC »

https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/08/24/2-sent-hospital-after-small-plane-crashes-vacant-lot-gulf-shores-authorities-say/

By Kim Lanier-Hunt
Published: Aug. 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM EDT|Updated: 12 hours ago
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - A small plane crash this afternoon brought a large first-responder presence to Alabama 59 between Coastal Alabama Community College and the Gulf Shores Tourism, the Gulf Shores Police Department.  According to city of Gulf Shores Public Information Officer Grant Brown, the single-engine plane with two people aboard was preparing to land at Gulf Shores International Airport around 2 p.m. As it neared Alabama 59 from the west, one wing apparently clipped a tree, causing the plane to spin around and crash in a vacant lot just west of the airport runway, he said.

Both people were conscious and alert when removed from the plane, Grant said. They were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.  Because the crash happened outside the airport boundaries, airport operations were not affected, he added.

Grant said the scene has been secured and investigators with the FAA and the NTSB are expected to arrive Monday morning, he said.

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Aviation Audio Clips / Re: KDCA 5/1/25 1830Z PAT23 Circles Pentagon for Landing / Rwy 19 Go-Arounds x2

« Last post by baldiedc on August 24, 2025, 00:04:20 UTC »

NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the May 1 loss of separation event between a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter landing at the Pentagon Heliport and an Embraer 170 (Republic Airways flight 5825) on approach to Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) near Washington, DC.

https://x.com/NTSB_Newsroom/status/1958967232803058059

Note:

DAL1671 Go-Around:
~1825Z DCA ATCT ALC controller coordinated with Potomac to ask for extended spacing between JIA5073 and RPA5825 that was next in sequence for runway 19; Potomac controller confirmed they would give them some space.
Between 1825Z and 1828Z Potomac sequenced DAL1671 into the extended spacing that they had advised DCA ATCT they would provide so that DCA ATCT could get PAT23 into the Pentagon.

RPA5825 Go-Around / Loss of Separation:
At about 1833Z, the DCA ATCT LC controller asked PAT23 if they were landing assured, and the crew advised they were landing assured. Simultaneously, according to information provided in post-incident interviews, the DCA ATCT LC saw PAT23 climb back up above the Pentagon building and immediately issued a go around to RPA5825 and instructed them to climb and maintain 3,000 feet and turn right heading 250°. The crew of RPA5825 acknowledged the go around, and read back the instructions, however separation had already been lost.

Pentagon Communications:
All information gathered confirmed that there had been no known or documented loss of communication at any time between JPN HT and PAT23, and that there had been no replacement or movement of any communication equipment since the event, and that information previously released regarding the potential loss of communications had been erroneous

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Aviation Audio Clips / Re: Yesterday Helo accident in upstate new york

« Last post by Hey on August 22, 2025, 16:25:38 UTC »

Ouch, I would love to have it

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Aviation Audio Clips / Re: Yesterday Helo accident in upstate new york

« Last post by KB4TEZ on August 22, 2025, 16:24:35 UTC »

Looked, and no ATC sites active around that area.

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Aviation Audio Clips / Re: Yesterday Helo accident in upstate new york

« Last post by Hey on August 22, 2025, 16:15:22 UTC »

Yes, this incident, I would like to have the recording of the incident and the Medevec arrangements if possible, the accident was with a close friend of mine

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Aviation Audio Clips / Re: Yesterday Helo accident in upstate new york

« Last post by KB4TEZ on August 22, 2025, 16:09:04 UTC »

Not upstate, but this one?
Date:   21-AUG-25
Time:   15:30:00Z
Regis#:   N9623F
Aircraft Make:   HUGHES
Aircraft Model:   269C
Event Type:   INCIDENT
Highest Injury:   UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing:   No
Damage:   UNKNOWN
LOCATION
City:   FALLSBURG
State:   NEW YORK
Country:   UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description:   AIRCRAFT ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN INDIVIDUAL FOR UNKNOWN REASONS