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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gray Tom Rally 3A · Hooker, OK · July 7, 2026

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Date: July 7, 2026 · 07:00 local
Place: Hooker, OK
Airport: Hooker Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N75RE
Reported as: Gray Tom Rally 3A
Reported engine: CUYUMA 430 R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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On July 7, 2026, at approximately 0700, a home built rotec engineering (Gray Tom) aircraft with an experimantal airworthiness certificate, performed an off-airport landing near the Hooker Oklahoma airport (O45). The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorolagical conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and no injuries were reported. The flight originated from O45 at approximately 0655.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 7, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 0700, A HOME BUILT ROTEC ENGINEERING (GRAY TOM) AIRCRAFT WITH AN EXPERIMANTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, PERFORMED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING NEAR THE HOOKER OKLAHOMA AIRPORT (O45). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLAGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM O45 AT APPROXIMATELY 0655.