# Accident 20250414006469A: Reppert Merlyn R HURRICANE HP, Elko, NV, April 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2025, 10:02 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8253° N, 115.7796° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8253&lon=-115.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9088G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9088G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reppert Merlyn R HURRICANE HP (registry code 05901VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/reppert-merlyn-r-hurricane-hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPPERT MERLYN R HURRICANE HP
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250414006469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DOING PATTERN WORK WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND STOPPED. PILOT TURNED TO THE RUNWAY BUT LANDED JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT ACROSS THE STREET LANDING ON A DUMPSTER IN A LUMBER YARD AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER. VIDEO OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED A SUDDEN DROP AS THE ENGINE MOST LIKELY QUIT AT THAT TIME.

## 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 WPR25LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA130), Apr 14, 2025: Hy-Tek Hurricane HP (N9088G), Elko, NV, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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