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WPR26LA003

2025-10-04 · Boulder City, Nevada, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BVU

Current FAA registration · N90331

Make / Model
AVID AIRCRAFT AVID MARK IV
Year of manufacture
2005 · 20 years old at event
Engine
SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B (400 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20051115
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC7D2C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while landing, he encountered a gust of wind and the airplane weathervaned violently. He attempted to correct the movement with the use of brake, but the airplane veered off the runway about 150 feet into sand and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures 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.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_WPR26LA003.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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