# NTSB WPR26LA231: Joseph Donahue S-7 Rans, N4186J, Wessington Springs, SD, June 6, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 6, 2026, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Wessington Springs, SD
- Coordinates: 44.061801, -98.532415 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0618&lon=-98.5324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA231
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203235/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA231

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR go-around: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4186J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4186J), registered now, S/N 0309527 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOSEPH DONAHUE S-7 RANS
- Registry model: [Joseph Donahue S-7 RANS](https://openairdocs.org/model/joseph-donahue-s-7-rans) (registry code 056304K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0309527
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Luymes Kirk M
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 4X4

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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