# Accident 20260828012309A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Broomfield, CO, August 28, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2026, 10:29 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9100° N, 105.1150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9100&lon=-105.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260828012309A

## Narrative

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

NEARBY VIDEO FOOTAGE OF RUNWAY 30R SHOWED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE RIGHT WING HAD DIPPED DOWN. PILOT BELIEVED HE MAY HAVE CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT FORCED THE RIGHT WING DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 30R TO THE LEFT, HIT A GULLY,FLIPPED OVER, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN26LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA303), Aug 28, 2026: American Champion 8GCBC (N125WB), Westminster, CO, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N125WB (1)

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

- [Accident 20211029018329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211029018329A), Oct 29, 2021: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC (N125WB), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. On October 29, 2021 at 1415 MDT, N125WB experienced a loss of directional control while landing on runway 35 at Greeley Weld County Airport. Upon touchdown,…

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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