# NTSB Accident WPR26LA048
> **AVIAT A1** · 2025-10-04 · Evanston, WY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR26LA048
- **Event ID:** 20251120202034
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-10-04
- **Location:** Evanston, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.342833, -110.88816
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AVIAT
- **Model:** A1
- **Registration:** N96WJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The airplane’s encounter with downdrafts in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the flight through mountainous terrain in marginal weather conditions.

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