# NTSB ERA26LA226: Piper PA44, N156WM, Opa-locka, FL, June 2, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 2, 2026, 15:04 local (19:04 UTC)
- Place: Opa-locka, FL · On airport
- Coordinates: 25.898792, -80.279133 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8988&lon=-80.2791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA226
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203115/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA226

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-44-180, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=7104402), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N156WM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156WM), registered now, S/N 4496156, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44 (180)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4496156
- Year built: 2002
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Pelican Flight Training
- Registered owner: Fixed Wing Holding Company Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: OPF, Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, runway 9R, 4,309 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Other investigations on N156WM (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 ERA26LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA082), Dec 21, 2025: Piper PA44 (N156WM), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird while on approach to the destination airport.

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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