# NTSB WPR26LA243: Valerie Westedt Zenith Zodiac 650B, N452VC, Peyton, CO, July 5, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 5, 2026, 11:38 local (17:38 UTC)
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Coordinates: 38.94277, -104.5699
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 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): 203318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA243
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203318/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA243

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Valerie Westedt ZENITH ZODIAC 650B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05633VS), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N452VC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452VC), registered now, S/N 65-8452, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VALERIE WESTEDT ZENITH ZODIAC 650B
- Registry model: [Valerie Westedt ZENITH ZODIAC 650B](https://openairdocs.org/model/valerie-westedt-zenith-zodiac-650b) (registry code 05633VS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Ulpower 350I](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ulpower-350i) (registry code 62001, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 65-8452
- Year built: 2015
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Airport: FLY, Meadow Lake Airport

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.34 inHg
- Observed at: KFLY
- METAR: METAR KFLY 051735Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 28/07 A3034 RMK AO2 T02770073

## 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 20260705009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705009709A), Jul 5, 2026: Valerie Westedt ZENITH ZODIAC 650B, Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. A pilot was being trained on a newly purchased zenith 650B aircraft, and this was their first instructional flight in this make and model. The flight was…

## Other investigations on N452VC (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 CEN22LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA315), Jul 12, 2022: Zenith Zodiac 650B (N452VC), Eufaula, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a push rod that was incorrectly installed by the airplane owner.

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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