Loss of control in flight: Cessna 172H Skyhawk, N2632L, accident occurred on May 25, 2026, at Trigger Gap Airport (17A), Berryville, Arkansas

• Location: Berryville, Arkansas 
• Accident Number: CEN26LA201 
• Date & Time: May 25, 2026, 18:15 Local 
• Registration: N2632L 
• Aircraft: Cessna 172H 
• Aircraft Damage: Substantial 
• Defining Event: Loss of control in flight 
• Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor, 1 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

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The pilot-in-command was in the right front seat. She held a commercial pilot certificate and a current flight review endorsement. The passenger was in the left front seat. He held a student pilot certificate with a current 90-day solo endorsement and was flying the airplane during the accident takeoff. 

The airplane departed from a 3,000-foot-long grass airstrip with trees and powerlines off the departure end. The before takeoff checklist and engine run-up were completed without issue. The airplane used about 75% of the runway to become airborne. At that point, the student pilot (flying pilot) realized that the airplane was not going to clear the powerlines and trees. He turned the airplane to the left and “pulled back” on the flight control yoke. The airplane subsequently lost energy and impacted the ground near the departure end of the runway. 

Both pilots stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures associated with the airplane before the accident. They noted that aborting the takeoff, once the airplane was not airborne at the halfway point down the runway, might have prevented the accident.

According to the Airplane Owner's Manual, the estimated distance required to clear a 50-foot obstacle on a turf runway, under the accident conditions, was about 1,028 ft.  The pilot's decision to continue the takeoff when the airplane was not airborne near midfield was the beginning of the accident sequence. In the absence of any airplane anomalies, it is likely that the flying pilot's handling technique resulted in the lack of sufficient climb performance, loss of control, and the impact with terrain.

- Probable Cause: The pilot in command's decision to continue the takeoff when the airplane was not airborne at midfield, and the student pilot's likely improper technique that resulted in a lack of sufficient climb performance and subsequent loss of control.

Aerodynamic stall/spin: Murphy SR2500 Super Rebel, N135DS, accident occurred on May 27, 2026, at Sonoma Valley Airport (0Q3), Schellville, California

• Location: Sonoma, California 
• Accident Number: WPR26LA213 
• Date & Time: May 27, 2026, 16:19 Local 
• Registration: N135DS 
• Aircraft: Moose SR 2500 
• Aircraft Damage: Substantial 
• Defining Event: Aerodynamic stall/spin 
• Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor, 1 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

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The pilot reported that he experienced a bounced landing and initiated a go-around. He noted that the go-around was conducted in conditions that reduced the airplane's performance margin as he was operating at a low altitude, low airspeed, and a high gross weight.

During the go-around, the airplane encountered shifting wind conditions and drifted left of the runway centerline. As the pilot attempted to correct the drift while establishing a climb, he exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack and entered an aerodynamic stall. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage.

The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

- Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.

Robinson R66 Turbine, N5488H, accident occurred on May 27, 2026, near Bell Training Facility Heliport (3XS7), Fort Worth, Texas

• Location: Fort Worth, Texas
• Accident Number: CEN26LA203
• Date & Time: May 27, 2026, 08:48 Local
• Registration: N5488H
• Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66
• Aircraft Damage: Substantial
• Defining Event: Dynamic rollover
• Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

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The flight instructor stated that his student was practicing hovering in the helicopter. While hovering, the helicopter began to “slide down and to the left”. As the flight instructor gave verbal instructions to the student, the helicopter yawed to the right as the collective was pulled and moved to the left toward the ground. He said he remembered the left skid contacted the ground as he attempted to recover. The flight instructor believed that the skid caught on a crack in the pavement which resulted in the helicopter rolling to its left side.

The student pilot reported that while hovering the helicopter started to “veer to the right” and the instructor said, “my controls”. Just at that moment the helicopter rolled onto its side.

The operatorreported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.  

In response to the accident, the operator instituted an internal review of hovering instruction methodologies, instructor intervention strategies, and low-hover risk mitigation procedures associated with primary and transition helicopter training. The organization implemented enhanced standardization measures focused on instructor recognition of early rollover precursors, intervention timing, verbal cuing techniques, and defined control transfer protocols during hover operations. Additional emphasis on dynamic rollover awareness, critical rollover angle recognition, and instructor decision-making during low altitude training events were also implemented.

- Probable Cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action and the student pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during hover.

Loss of control on ground: Revolution Aircraft Revolt, N672BB, accident occurred on June 30, 2026, at Meadow Lake Airport (FLY/KFLY), Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Location: Peyton, Colorado 
• Accident Number: CEN26LA243
• Date & Time: June 30, 2026, 06:20 Local 
• Registration: N672BB 
• Aircraft: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVOLT
• Aircraft Damage: Substantial 
• Defining Event: Loss of control on ground 
• Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

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According to the flight instructor, the student pilot aligned the weight-shift control trike with the runway centerline and began the takeoff roll. As the speed increased, the student pilot began moving the control bar forward to the liftoff position. It was then that something did not seem right. The flight instructor directed the student pilot to reduce engine power and reject the takeoff. It was then that the aircraft made a “snap” turn to the right and rolled onto its left side damaging the left wing.

The flight instructor stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with respect to the aircraft before the accident. He noted that the student pilot may have inadvertently had pressure against the left pedal which caused the snap turn to the right when he reduced throttle, which was on the left. The flight instructor stated further that if the student pilot had been instructed to reduce engine power slowly while maintaining the runway centerline, the accident might have been prevented.

The aircraft flight manual noted that, with respect to ground handling, left pedal pressure corresponded to right taxi steering. Similarly, right pedal pressure corresponded to left taxi steering.

- Probable Cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot, which resulted in the loss of control during a rejected takeoff.