NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR26LA003
Registry · N90331
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
DAUGHERTY BRIAN K
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
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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.
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