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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER · Wickenburg, AZ · September 25, 2025

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Date
September 25, 2025 · 06:45 local
Place
Wickenburg, AZ
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N246EA
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25LA291
Reported as
Pipistrel D O O Alpha Trainer
Reported engine
ROTAX 912UL2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
N246EARegistration cancelled Jul 21, 2026 · Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINERS/N 1165 AT 912 LSA · Built 2023Airframe modelPipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINEREngine modelRotax 912UL24 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.

Wickenburg, AZ: privacy data omitted, Alpha Trainer, from geu, pilot reported engine issues and made an emergency landing in a desert area and flipped over. POB: 2, injuries: minor, damage: substantial. 09/25/2025 1345Z/0645MST

As the FAA filed it

WICKENBURG, AZ: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ALPHA TRAINER, FROM GEU, PILOT REPORTED ENGINE ISSUES AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DESERT AREA AND FLIPPED OVER. POB: 2, INJURIES: MINOR, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 09/25/2025 1345Z/0645MST

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 WPR25LA291Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportWittman, AZOn September 25, 2025, at about 0653 mountain daylight time, a Pipistrel D O O Alpha Trainer, N246EA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Wittman, Arizona. The two pilots on board received minor injuries. The airplane was…Sep 25, 2025 · Substantial damage