# NTSB WPR26LA149: Cessna T-41B, N39ND, Fort Mohave, AZ, April 7, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: April 7, 2026, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Fort Mohave, AZ
- Coordinates: 35.002619, -114.58036
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0026&lon=-114.5804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA149
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202779/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA149

## Preliminary report

On April 7, 2026, about 1300 mountain standard time, a Cessna T-41B, N39ND, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fort Mohave, Arizona. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot had returned from a local flight earlier that morning with no anomalies noted during the flight or landing. After shutting the engine down at his residence on the airpark, he later restarted the engine for a short local flight with his grandchild in the front seat. The pilot reported that shortly after the start of the takeoff roll, the airplane began veering left and he was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane exited the runway, traveled through rough terrain between the runway and taxiway area, crossed a berm while bouncing, and impacted the wall of a nearby residence’s attached garage. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the forward fuselage during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that the airplane never became airborne and that the estimated groundspeed was about 30 mph or less at the onset of the loss of directional control. He further stated that although he attempted to reduce power, the airplane was bouncing so much, that he could not grasp the throttle.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T-41B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072417), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39ND](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39ND), registered now, S/N R1720082, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-41B
- Registry model: [Cessna T-41B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-41b) (registry code 2072417) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R1720082
- Year built: 1967
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airport: A20

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.88 inHg
- Observed at: KEED, 14 nm away
- METAR: METAR KEED 071956Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 32/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP089 T03171011=

## 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 20260407003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260407003169A), Apr 7, 2026: Cessna T-41B, Fort Mohave, AZ, Destroyed. On 04/07/2026 Fort Mohave, Arizona (A20), 1200 MST, the pilot of a Cessna T-41B lost directional control of aircraft during the takeoff roll on runway 17 and…

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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