# NTSB ERA26LA298: Peckham Lloyd Zodiac CH-650B, N125LP, Westerly, RI, August 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 10, 2026, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Coordinates: 41.346747, -71.808563 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3467&lon=-71.8086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 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): 203568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA298
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203568/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA298

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Peckham Lloyd ZODIAC CH-650B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=056427Q), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N125LP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125LP), registered now, S/N 65-8490, built 2025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PECKHAM LLOYD ZODIAC CH-650B
- Registry model: [Peckham Lloyd ZODIAC CH-650B](https://openairdocs.org/model/peckham-lloyd-zodiac-ch-650b) (registry code 056427Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Corvair 3000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/corvair-3000-series) (registry code 18008, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 65-8490
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airport: WST, Westerly State Airport, runway 7, 4,010 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KWST
- METAR: METAR KWST 101353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02500161=

## 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 20260810008829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260810008829A), Aug 10, 2026: Peckham Lloyd ZODIAC CH-650B, Westerly, RI, Substantial damage. On August 10, 2026 at approximately 10:00AM local time, [privacy data omitted], a zodiak CH650B, departed Westerly Airport (wst) on runway 7. Upon departure,…

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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