Willey Frank C Jr AVID MARK 4 N90331

Summary

On 4 October 2025 at about 16:20 local time, a Willey Frank C Jr AVID MARK 4 registered N90331 was involved in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 October 2025 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Boulder City, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Boulder City Municipal (BVU)

Coordinates

35.9473, -114.8611

Aircraft

Willey Frank C Jr AVID MARK 4

Registration

N90331

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA003

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that while landing, he encountered a gust of wind and the airplane weathervaned violently. He attempted to correct the movement with the use of brake, but the airplane veered off the runway about 150 feet into sand and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.