# NTSB WPR25LA130: Hy-Tek Hurricane HP, N9088G, Elko, NV, April 14, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: April 14, 2025, 10:03 local (17:03 UTC)
- Place: Elko, NV
- Coordinates: 40.825322, -115.77962
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8253&lon=-115.7796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA130
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200015/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA130

## Preliminary report

On April 14, 2025, about 1003 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Hy-Tek Hurricane HP, N9088G, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Elko, Nevada. The pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he had departed runway 06 at the Elko Regional Airport, Elko, Nevada. During the initial climb, about 100 ft above ground level, the engine lost total power. He opined that the airplane descended rapidly and collided with a metal trash receptacle. The fuselage structure was substantially damaged. About 5 gallons of light blue colored fuel were drained from the aircraft during the wreckage recovery. The wreckage was recovered to a secure area for further investigation.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Reppert Merlyn R HURRICANE HP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=05901VM), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9088G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9088G), registered now, S/N 2005, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Hy-Tek Hurricane HP
- Registry model: [Reppert Merlyn R HURRICANE HP](https://openairdocs.org/model/reppert-merlyn-r-hurricane-hp) (registry code 05901VM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 2005
- Year built: 1998
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special)
- Airport: EKO, Elko Rgnl, runway 06, 7,454 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: None

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter: 30.26 inHg
- Observed at: KEKO
- METAR: KEKO 141656Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 09/M11 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00891106

## 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 20250414006469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250414006469A), Apr 14, 2025: Reppert Merlyn R HURRICANE HP, Elko, NV, Substantial damage. Aircraft was doing pattern work when the engine started to run rough and stopped. Pilot turned to the runway but landed just outside the airport across the…

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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