Accident · 2025-09-27

NTSB case CEN25LA397 · DE HAVILLAND DH82 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-09-27
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
DE HAVILLAND DH82 (NUNREG)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with cornstalks. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s partially obscured vision due to sun glare.

Source: NTSB case CEN25LA397

Flight 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.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateNone66BasicMed (2025-03-24)3,500 total · 150 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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