# Accident 20230806021909A: Van Grouw R / Cantrell L WHITE LIGHTNING, Las Vegas, NM, August 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Airport: Las Vegas Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5835° N, 105.3367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5835&lon=-105.3367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Grouw R / Cantrell L WHITE LIGHTNING (registry code 05618L4, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-grouw-r-cantrell-l-white-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VAN GROUW R / CANTRELL L WHITE LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806021909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT DEPARTED BOULDER, CO AFTER TOPPING OFF THE FUEL ENROUTE TO ESPANOLA, NM (E14). AFTER APPROXIMATLEY 2.0 HOURS OF FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. PILOT BEGAN A TURN BACK TO LAS VEGAS, NM (KLVS), APPROXIMATELY EIGHT NM. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND THE PILOT CHOOSE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT WING STRUCK AN OBSTRUCTION AND WAS RIPPED OFF. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND SUFFERED MINOR FACIAL LACERATIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA304), Aug 6, 2023: Van Grouw R / Cantrell L White Lightning (N25WL), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reported partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N25WL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990906026089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906026089A), Sep 6, 1999: Amtr WHTLIGHTING (N25WL), Greenfield, IN, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 6, 1999, at 1100 central standard time (CST), a van grouw white lightning, N25WL, collided with a corn crop during a forced landing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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