Weaver HARMON ROCKET N686X

Summary

On 17 September 2025 at about 21:12 local time, a Weaver HARMON ROCKET registered N686X was involved in an accident near Hayden, Idaho, 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

17 September 2025 at 21:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Hayden, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Pappy Boyington Field (COE)

Coordinates

47.7737, -116.8141

Aircraft

Weaver HARMON ROCKET

Registration

N686X

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

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

WPR25LA280

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was conducting a local flight at his home airport in his tailwheel equipped airplane. As he was maneuvering around the traffic pattern, he initially planned a wheel landing, where the main landing gear touch down first, followed later with the tail wheel settling down on the runway. During touchdown, he did not add sufficient power and decided to transition to a three-point landing, in which all three landing gear touch down simultaneously. The airplane bounced upon touchdown, and he briefly lost visual sight of the runway. The airplane touched back down again with the nose pointed left of the runway centerline. Despite the pilot’s attempts to regain directional control, the airplane departed the left side of the runway into a dirt area. The right main gear dug into the terrain and the airplane nosed over. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that the airplane had no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.