# NTSB WPR26LA322: Krugh Patrick M Steen Skybolt, N43PK, Big Bear, CA, August 28, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 27, 2026, 18:20 local (Aug 28, 2026, 01:20 UTC)
- Place: Big Bear, CA · airport environment
- Coordinates: 34.263778, -116.85602 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern base: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241)
- 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): 203701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA322
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203701/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA322

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Krugh Patrick M STEEN SKYBOLT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=05617BB), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)
- [Approach-VFR pattern base: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Krugh Patrick M STEEN SKYBOLT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=05617BB), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Krugh Patrick M STEEN SKYBOLT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05617BB), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Krugh Patrick M STEEN SKYBOLT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05617BB), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43PK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43PK), registered now, S/N 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KRUGH PATRICK M STEEN SKYBOLT
- Registry model: [Krugh Patrick M STEEN SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/krugh-patrick-m-steen-skybolt) (registry code 05617BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 2004
- Airframe hours: 875
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 22, 2025
- Airport: L35, Big Bear City Airport, runway 26, 5,850 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.28 inHg
- Observed at: KL35
- METAR: METAR KL35 280115Z AUTO 30007KT 9SM CLR 25/07 A3028 RMK AO2 T02540074

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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