# NTSB CEN26LA315: Progressive Aerodyne Searey, N80515, DeQuincy, LA, September 10, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 10, 2026, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: DeQuincy, LA - Coordinates: 30.436545, -93.47146 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4365&lon=-93.4715&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 15, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 203796 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA315 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203796/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203796 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA315 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff after encountering a wind gust. Contributing to the accident was nearby convective activity. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Gernon SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05615ZP), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Gernon SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=05615ZP), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Gernon SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05615ZP), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Convective weather: thunderstorm](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03033010): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Gernon SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03033010/cases.md?model=05615ZP), [All aircraft, 100 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03033010/cases.md) ## 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: [Gernon SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05615ZP), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Gernon SEAREY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05615ZP), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll a wind gust lifted the upwind wing and the nose gear off the runway, after which the airplane became airborne and entered a left bank. The pilot was unable to regain control, and the airplane subsequently impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot stated that he observed a right-quartering surface wind of about 7 knots and a dissipating thunderstorm near the airport during the takeoff roll. A review of the weather information revealed active convective weather with precipitation echoes about 6 miles southeast of the accident site. Wind was reported as 070° at 6 knots. Based on the available weather information, it is likely that convective outflow associated with the nearby thunderstorm produced the wind gust encountered by the airplane during takeoff. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N80515](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80515), registered now, S/N 1DK315C, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE SEAREY - Registry model: [Gernon SEAREY](https://openairdocs.org/model/gernon-searey) (registry code 05615ZP) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1DK315C - Year built: 2003 - Airframe hours: 783.9 - Engines: ROTAX 912 ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, October 23, 2025 - Destination: KTPL, Temple, TX - Airport: K5R8, DeQuincy Industrial Airpark, runway 34, 4,997 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2026; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 71 total, 16 in this make and model, 24 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: K5R8 - METAR: METAR K5R8 102015Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM SCT050 SCT100 30/19 A2996 RMK AO2 T02950191 ## 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 20260910011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260910011899A), Sep 10, 2026: Gernon Aviation Inc SEAREY, De Quincy, LA, Substantial damage. The pilot of an experimental amateur-built airplane encountered a crosswind gust of air during take-off runway 340 from De Quincy Industrial Airpark (5R8) in… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 15, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203796. 9.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 7.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20948383&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Orginal_image_redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20948666&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pictures-Rel.pdf 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. 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