# Accident 20250925014369A: Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER, Wickenburg, AZ, September 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2025, 06:45 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7649° N, 112.8261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7649&lon=-112.8261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246EA-2026-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel D O O ALPHA TRAINER (registry code 06001C6, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-d-o-o-alpha-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL2 (registry code 55574, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL D O O ALPHA TRAINER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250925014369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR25LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA291), Sep 25, 2025: Pipistrel D O O Alpha Trainer (N246EA), Wittman, AZ, 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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