# NTSB WPR26LA337: Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7, N1003, Columbia, CA, September 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 9, 2026, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Columbia, CA · On Airport
- Coordinates: 38.030417, -120.41455
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0304&lon=-120.4146&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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA337
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203802/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA337

## 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: [Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05637UA), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1003](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1003), registered now, S/N 1, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAWRZYNSKI VINCENT P RV-7
- Registry model: [Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/wawrzynski-vincent-p-rv-7) (registry code 05637UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming YIO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (registry code 42418, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 2018
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Departed: SAC, Sacramento, CA
- Destination: MHR, Sacramento, CA
- Airport: O22, Columbia

## 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260909011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260909011669A), Sep 9, 2026: Wawrzynski Vincent P RV-7, Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. On September 9, 2026, at approximately 1100 local time, a van's RV-7 collided with a hangar during takeoff roll on runway 35 at Columbia Airport (O22) in…

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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