Accident · 2025-05-26
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-05-26
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-18 (N7175D)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
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: NTSB case CEN25LA188Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Private | None | 41 | Class 3 (2023-10-05) | 1,780 total · 440 in this make/model · 1,780 as PIC · 40 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.