# NTSB WPR26LA321: Westwind 1124A, Las Vegas, NV, August 28, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 28, 2026, 01:45 local (08:45 UTC)
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Coordinates: 36.076025, -115.13848
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0760&lon=-115.1385&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA321
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203695/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA321

## Preliminary report

On August 28, 2026, about 0145 Pacific daylight time, an IAI 1124A Westwind airplane, Canadian registration C-GIAW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada. The two pilots, and three medical crew members were not injured. The airplane was operated by SkyCare Air Ambulance and Charter as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129 air ambulance flight. According to the pilot, during the takeoff roll, the airplane’s left main tire burst when the airplane reached about 130 knots indicated, which was followed by an audible “thud” sound. The airplane then veered left and the pilot retarded the throttle levers, deployed the idle thrust reversers and pushed hard on the brakes and right rudder. In an attempt to regain control of the airplane the pilot released the left brake. However, the airplane exited the left side of the runway and traversed the runway safety area before it came to rest in an adjacent taxiway. The left main landing gear collapsed, and the right tire blew during the accident sequence. The runway surface revealed two parallel tire marks to the left of the runway centerline about midfield that were accompanied by irregular tire signatures and shredded tire material and brake components. The airplane’s lower fuselage sustained substantial damage. The airplane was recovered to the ramp area at LAS for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GIAW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Westwind 1124A
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 129
- Operator: SkyCare
- Registered owner: SkyCare
- Destination: CYYZ, Toronto
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LAS, Harry Reid Intl, runway 08L/26R, 14,835 × 150 ft, concrete

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 24,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KLAS, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KLAS 280756Z 25005KT 10SM SCT180 BKN240 36/07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP091 T03560072 404390333

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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