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Aviation accident CEN25LA188

MINR · PIPER PA-18 · 2025-05-26 · Vega, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN25LA188
Event ID
20250528200228
Type
Accident
Date
2025-05-26
Location
Vega, TX, USA
Coordinates
35.235842, -102.39919

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
PIPER
Model
PA-18
Registration
N7175D
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with a localized low boundary layer, which caused a wind shift, and a gusting tailwind during final approach, that resulted in the pilot deciding to impact a wind cone and a subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing was the low-level convective turbulence.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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