# NTSB Accident DCA25LA174
> **PYKA INC PELICAN** · 2025-03-28 · Dixon, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA25LA174
- **Event ID:** 20250404199962
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-03-28
- **Location:** Dixon, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.431806, -121.72608
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PYKA INC
- **Model:** PELICAN
- **Registration:** N939NP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight control system’s unanticipated transition to takeoff abort mode due to a software error in the autonomous flight control system, which resulted in a premature throttle reduction and hard landing.

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