# NTSB Accident WPR23LA179
> **ELY JOHN M VANS ACFT RV-8** · 2023-05-05 · North Las Vegas, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23LA179
- **Event ID:** 20230508114706
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-05
- **Location:** North Las Vegas, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.209598, -115.19407
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ELY JOHN M
- **Model:** VANS ACFT RV-8
- **Registration:** N83SE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

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