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NTSB accident investigation · Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7 · Columbia, CA · September 9, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
September 9, 2026, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
Place
Columbia, CA · On Airport
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1003Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7
Defining event
Takeoff: Loss of control on ground
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260909011669A
Case key
203802

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N1003
Reported as
Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1
Built
2018
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Departed
SAC · Sacramento, CA
Destination
MHR · Sacramento, CA
Airport
O22 · Columbia

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Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
250° at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
93 °F, dew point 45 °F
Altimeter
30.14 inHg
Observed at
KO22
METAR
METAR KO22 091815Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 34/07 A3014 RMK A01

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.