# NTSB GAA26WA093: Piper PA-28-181, Lelystad, Netherlands, January 22, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: January 22, 2026, 16:13 local (16:13 UTC)
- Place: Lelystad, Netherlands
- Coordinates: 52.453333, 5.513833 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=52.4533&lon=5.5138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Dutch Safety Board
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA26WA093
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202394/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA093

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: PH-KAX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2890001
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: KLM Aeroclub
- Registered owner: KLM Aeroclub
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: EHLE, Lelystad, OF
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: EHLE, Lelystad 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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