# Accident 20250406003809A: Silvaire 8F, Fairbury, NE, April 6, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2025, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fairbury, NE
- Airport: Fairbury Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1819° N, 97.1678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1819&lon=-97.1678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9926C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9926C-2025-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silvaire 8F (registry code 8190154, https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE 8F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,730 total, 8 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250406003809A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE 9 SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS ON RWY 11 (A GRASS RUNWAY) AT KFBY. DURING THE 10TH LANDING OF THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS ON RWY 17 (A CONCRETE RWY) AT KFBY, THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING ROLLOUT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN25LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA150), Apr 6, 2025: Silvaire 8F (N9926C), Fairbury, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing and the flight instructors delayed remedial action.

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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