# NTSB WPR26LA134: Zlin Aviation Sro Savage CUB-S, N9111, Young, AZ, March 20, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 19, 2026, 17:00 local (Mar 20, 2026, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Young, AZ - Coordinates: 34.058333, -110.76583 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0583&lon=-110.7658&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 1, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA Scottsdale FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 202684 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA134 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202684/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202684 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA134 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0600099), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0600099), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=0600099), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=0600099), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) ## 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); cases with it: [Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0600099), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=0600099), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=0600099), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis During a cross-country flight, the pilot chose to land the airplane in an unimproved grassy meadow located in mountainous terrain. The pilot conducted a low approach to visually assess the landing area before the landing attempt. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down with a higher-than-anticipated ground speed, and began to drift left during the landing rollout. The airplane subsequently impacted a juniper tree and ground looped to the left, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no pre-accident mechanical failures or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9111](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9111), registered now, S/N 260 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ZLIN AVIATION SRO SAVAGE CUB-S - Registry model: [Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/zlin-aviation-sro-savage-cub-s) (registry code 0600099) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 260 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 349 - Engines: Titan IO-340 180 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bnb Industries LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2026, 2 hours before - Departed: FFZ, Mesa, AZ - Destination: SOW, Show Low, AZ - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: Mountain meadow - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2024; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,000 total, 830 in this make and model, 1,000 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Temperature: 85 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20260319005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260319005789I), Mar 19, 2026: Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE CUB-S, Young, AZ, Substantial damage. On March 19, 2026, Savage Cub-S, [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted], conducted an off-airport landing approximately 9 nautical miles east of chapman… ## Other investigations on N9111 (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 CEN21LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA074), Nov 15, 2020: Zlin Savage Cub-S (N9111), Francis, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for the landing, which resulted in a nose over when the airplane encountered soft sand during the landing roll. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 1, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202684. 5.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 7 pages, 4.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20212341&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR26LA134%20-%206120.1%20-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 99 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20338270&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR26LA134%20-%20MOR%20-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20338976&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR26LA134%20-%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.