# NTSB WPR26LA259: Noel Simmons RV-8, N425GB, Monte Vista, CO, July 7, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 7, 2026, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Coordinates: 37.529322, -106.04776 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5293&lon=-106.0478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- 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): 203403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA259
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203403/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA259

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Noel Simmons RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056373X), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N425GB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425GB), registered now, S/N 83289, built 2019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NOEL SIMMONS RV-8
- Registry model: [Noel Simmons RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/noel-simmons-rv-8) (registry code 056373X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Cubcrafter CC340](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (registry code 18050, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 83289
- Year built: 2019
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: JWG Aviation LLC
- Destination: CDS, Childress, TX
- Airport: MVI

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 9 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.34 inHg
- Observed at: KALS, 10 nm away
- METAR: METAR KALS 072052Z AUTO 26009G17KT 10SM CLR 30/02 A3034 RMK AO2 PK WND 26028/1955 SLP164 T03000017 56013 $

## 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 20260707007349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260707007349A), Jul 7, 2026: Noel Simmons RV-8, Monte Vista, CO, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll on runway 20 after the tailwheel left the ground a gust of wind pushed the tail sideways resulting in the airplane veering off the runway.…

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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