# NTSB WPR26LA264: Tag Aviation PTY Titanium Explorer, N498TE, Cashmere, WA, July 16, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 16, 2026, 10:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place: Cashmere, WA · Cashmere - Dryden Airport
- Coordinates: 47.514236, -120.48654 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5142&lon=-120.4865&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: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- 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): 203411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA264
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203411/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA264

## 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: [Toevs Christine F G TOEVS TITANIUM EXPLR, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05637U2), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N498TE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N498TE), registered now, S/N 0049-0718, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Tag Aviation PTY LTD Titanium Explorer (115HP)
- Registry model: [Toevs Christine F G TOEVS TITANIUM EXPLR](https://openairdocs.org/model/toevs-christine-f-g-toevs-titanium-explr) (registry code 05637U2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Serial number: 0049-0718
- Year built: 2018
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 8S2

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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