# NTSB ERA26LA053: Piper PA-23-250, N914CC, Clewiston, FL, November 23, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: November 23, 2025, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Coordinates: 26.733404, -81.048925 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7334&lon=-81.0489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202054/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA053

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

## 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: [Piper PA-23-250, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: [Piper PA-23-250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Piper PA-23-250, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7102308), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the multi-engine airplane was landing and reported that upon touchdown, the airplane veered right towards the grass off the side of the runway. The pilot’s attempts to apply braking were ineffective, and the airplane impacted a taxiway sign before coming to rest adjacent to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear bulkhead and the fuselage structure during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N914CC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N914CC), registered now, S/N 27-3769, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27-3769
- Year built: 1967
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540 250 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming IO-540 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: X58, Indiantown, FL
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 2IS, Airglades, runway 31, 5,902 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 30, 2023; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 587 total, 37 in this make and model, 475 as pilot in command, 0 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours
- Flight instructor; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: right; restraint: lap only

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.38 inHg
- Observed at: OBE, 34 nm away
- METAR: METAR KOBE 111455Z AUTO 02010KT 320V060 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3038 RMK AO2=

## 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 20251123021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251123021399A), Nov 23, 2025: Piper PA-23-250, Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Location: Clewiston, Florida accident number: ERA26LA053 Date & time: November 23, 2025, 11:30 local registration: nxxxx Aircraft: Piper PA-23-250 aircraft…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 9, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202054. 7.8 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19695784&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Instructor pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 2, PDF, 10 pages, 4.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19711235&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Instructor_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigative photos (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19695889&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array_Redacted-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. Compare the reported make and model.

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