Lamphere David A WITTMAN BUTTERCUP N365ED

Summary

On 19 September 2025 at about 12:20 local time, a Lamphere David A WITTMAN BUTTERCUP registered N365ED was involved in an accident near Monterey, Virginia, 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

19 September 2025 at 12:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Monterey, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

HANNAH Field (7VA9)

Coordinates

38.4017, -79.5980

Aircraft

Lamphere David A WITTMAN BUTTERCUP

Registration

N365ED

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Culpeper → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA355

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he overflew the airport to observe the runway and wind direction before beginning a final approach. During the landing on the 2,300-ft-long turf runway, the airplane floated and landed more than halfway down the runway. He applied the brakes but was unable to stop. The airplane exited the runway, descended an embankment, and impacted a vacant concrete building before coming to rest in a grassy area about 180 ft from the departure end of the runway. The airplane’s fuselage and left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.