20250805020429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gary W Lewinski SONEX · Tellico Plains, TN · August 5, 2025

Date: August 5, 2025 · 11:00 local
Place: Tellico Plains, TN
Airport: Tellico Plains Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N67BG
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25LA290
Reported as: Gary W Lewinski Sonex
Reported engine: Aerovee 2.1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N67BGRegistered now · Gary W Lewinski SONEXS/N 1599 · Built 2015 Airframe modelGary W Lewinski SONEX Engine modelAerovee 2.14 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft took off out of Tellico Plains Municipal Airport (85TN) on 8/5/25. After rotate, aircraft pulled to the left suddenly and was unable to be corrected. Aircraft descended uncontrolled and came to rest in trees on the left side of the runway. Post crash fire extensively damaged cockpit. PIC was seriously injured. No passnegers on board.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF OUT OF TELLICO PLAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (85TN) ON 8/5/25. AFTER ROTATE, AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY AND WAS UNABLE TO BE CORRECTED. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED AND CAME TO REST IN TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. POST CRASH FIRE EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED COCKPIT. PIC WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. NO PASSNEGERS ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA25LA290Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportTellico Plains, TNOn August 5, 2025, about 1131 eastern daylight time, a Lewinski Sonex, N67BG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Tellico Plains, Tennessee. The private pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14?Code…Aug 5, 2025 · Substantial damage