Silvaire 8F N9926C

Summary

On 6 April 2025 at about 22:05 local time, a Silvaire 8F registered N9926C was involved in an accident near Fairbury, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were 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

6 April 2025 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbury, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Fairbury Municipal (FBY)

Coordinates

40.1819, -97.1678

Aircraft

Silvaire 8F

Registration

N9926C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA150

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing and the flight instructors delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the pilot receiving instruction performed a wheel landing on a runway with a crosswind. The landing was normal until the tail came down. The nose of the airplane went to the left and then back to the right. The flight instructor applied full left rudder, but the airplane continued to the right. The pilot receiving instruction applied full left break; however, the airplane continued to the right, exited the runway, and came to rest in a drainage ditch. The left main landing gear folded underneath the airplane and punctured the airplane floor which resulted in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. Both the pilot receiving instruction and the flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 17. The flight instructor reported that the wind was out of the south southwest at 10 kts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.