# NTSB ERA26LA334: North American Harvard III, N407EZ, Sanatoga, PA, September 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 9, 2026, 17:17 local (21:17 UTC)
- Place: Sanatoga, PA
- Coordinates: 40.239556, -75.556722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2396&lon=-75.5567&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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- 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): 203775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA334
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203775/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA334

## 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: [North American HARVARD III, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=6400447), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N407EZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407EZ), registered now, S/N 42-84931, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD III
- Registry model: [North American HARVARD III](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-harvard-iii) (registry code 6400447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 42-84931
- Year built: 1944
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Hoge Aviation LLC
- Registered owner: Hoge Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: PTW, Heritage Fld, runway 10/28, 3,371 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.08 inHg
- Observed at: PTW
- METAR: METAR KPTW 092054Z AUTO VRB04G16KT 10SM CLR 29/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02940183 56024 PWINO

## 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 20260909012849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260909012849A), Sep 9, 2026: North American HARVARD III, Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he was on a stable final approach to runway 28 with full flaps, and that he was planning a wheel landing as landing was into the setting sun.…

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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