Accident · 2025-11-12

NTSB case CEN26LA047 · ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-11-12
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415 (N94342)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to arrest the airplane’s descent rate during a takeoff simulated engine failure which resulted in a hard landing.

Source: NTSB case CEN26LA047

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 flyingAirline transport pilot / Flight instructor / CommercialAirplane / Helicopter75BasicMed (2024-08-23)20,532 total · 500 in this make/model · 18,550 as PIC · 52 last 90 days
Student pilotStudentNone21Class 1 (2025-06-26)47 total · 47 in this make/model · 14 as PIC · 36 last 90 days

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

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