NTSB CEN23LA070 — 2022-12-26 · Navasota, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N26625

Make / Model: TAYLORCRAFT BF
Engine: FRANKLIN 4AC199D&E SER (90 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560514
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A29803

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N26625 Taylorcraft BF None

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing.

Factual narrative

The flight instructor reported that during landing rollout on the instructional flight with a student pilot, the student pilot lost directional control of the airplane. They attempted to regain control, but the airplane departed the runway. The student pilot then applied the brakes and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted in the adjacent field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and engine mount. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident failures of malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_CEN23LA070.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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