# Incident 20260802008669I: Wilkinson Kevin L MINI-MAX 1650, Havard, NE, August 2, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2026, 12:08 local time
- Place: Havard, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N214KW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214KW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilkinson Kevin L MINI-MAX 1650 (registry code 056200B, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilkinson-kevin-l-mini-max-1650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILKINSON KEVIN L MINI-MAX 1650
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260802008669I

## Narrative

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

AS THE PILOT WAS TRAVELING TO CENTRAL CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (7V7) FROM RED CLOUD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (07K) THE PLANE STARTED LOSING POWER AND WOULDN'T MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. SHORTLY AFTER THE LOSE OF POWER HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD 6 MILES EAST OF HARVARD NEBRASKA. HE LANDED WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE PLANE. THE PILOT BELIEVES THE ENGINE PRIMER WAS LEAKING FUEL INTERNALLY CAUSING AN ENRICHMENT AND THE LOSE OF POWER. THE PILOT REMOVED THE WINGS AND TRAILERD THE PLANE TO 7V7 WHERE ITS HANGARED. HE CLAMPED OFF THE PRIMER LINE AND THE ENGINE RAN FINE.

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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