# Accident 20260709010399A: Garza Charles Frank GLASAIR I RG, Lewiston, MN, July 9, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2026, 18:52 local time
- Place: Lewiston, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8973° N, 91.9594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8973&lon=-91.9594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N141CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garza Charles Frank GLASAIR I RG (registry code 05612T6, https://openairdocs.org/model/garza-charles-frank-glasair-i-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARZA CHARLES FRANK GLASAIR I RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,118 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260709010399A

## Narrative

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

ON A ROUTINE LOCAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED HE LOST ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE. THE PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OTHER TANK, HOWEVER, POWER WAS NOT RESTORED. THE PILOT ALSO ENSURED ALL FUEL PUMPS WERE IN THE ON POSITION. ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND SWERVED OFF THE SIDE AND INTO A DITCH, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ON RECOVERY, IT WAS NOTED THE HEADER TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE MAIN WING TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 50% FULL OF FUEL. DUE TO AIRCRAFT DESIGN, FUEL IS FED FROM THE MAIN TANK TO THE HEADER TANK BY A TRANSFER PUMP. THIS PUMP WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXAMINED AND THE PUMP DID NOT RUN AS EXPECTED.

## 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 CEN26LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA250), Jul 9, 2026: Glasair I RG (N141CG), Utica, MN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N141CG (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250601007099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250601007099I), Jun 1, 2025: Garza Charles Frank GLASAIR I RG (N141CG), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. The pilot-in-command landed after a local flight and exited the runway onto the taxiway, heading for his hangar. Upon transit to the taxiway, the right main…
- [Incident 20240204000889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240204000889I), Feb 4, 2024: Garza Charles Frank GLASAIR I RG (N141CG), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. During landing at rst pilot stated it felt like the left main tire was flat. Full right rudder was applied to maintain control of the aircraft. As the aircraft…

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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