# Accident 20260907013209A: Van Dyke Thomas P CH701XV, Neosho, MO, September 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2026, 17:42 local time
- Place: Neosho, MO
- Airport: Neosho Hugh Robinson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8023° N, 94.3839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8023&lon=-94.3839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101XV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101XV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Dyke Thomas P CH701XV (registry code 056261J, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-dyke-thomas-p-ch701xv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VAN DYKE THOMAS P CH701XV
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260907013209A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS REPORTEDLY PERFORMING PATTERN WORK WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A NEARLY VERTICAL DECENT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE LOCATION OF THE IMPACT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LEFT CROSSWIND TO LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 19. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LEFT INBOARD LEADING-EDGE STOL SLAT, THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND WITHIN 15 YARDS OF THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EMPENNAGE, WHICH APPEARED INTACT AND RELATIVELY UNDAMAGED. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY; HOWEVER, THE ELEVATOR CONTROL STOP APPEARED TO BE BROKEN OFF AND MISSING. THE ELEVATOR BELL CRANK APPEARED TO HAVE TRAVELED BEYOND ITS NORMAL RANGE AND WAS JAMMED, ALLOWING ONLY A FULL NOSE-DOWN POSITION. IT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN IF THIS WAS A PRE-ACCIDENT CONDITION. A DASH CAMERA LOCATED ABOUT .8 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT RECORDED AN UNKNOWN OBJECT DEPARTING AND FALLING AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT LOCATED THE LEADING-EDGE SLAT ABOUT 1/8 MILE FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN26FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA311), Sep 7, 2026: EXP Stol CH701 (N101XV), Neosho, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal, 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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