# NTSB CEN26LA303: American Champion 8GCBC, N125WB, Westminster, CO, August 28, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 28, 2026, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Westminster, CO
- Coordinates: 39.909965, -105.11505
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9100&lon=-105.1150&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA303
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203698/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA303

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [American Champion 8GCBC, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2121004), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N125WB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125WB), registered now, S/N 505-2008, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Registry model: [American Champion 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (registry code 2121004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-C1G](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (registry code 42284, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 505-2008
- Year built: 2008
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: BJC, Rocky Mountain Metro, runway 12L/30R, 9,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observed at: KBJC, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KBJC 281545Z 16005KT 10SM CLR 27/06 A3022

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260828012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260828012309A), Aug 28, 2026: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. 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…

## Other investigations on N125WB (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 CEN22LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA028), Oct 29, 2021: American Champion 8GCBC (N125WB), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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.

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