Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT N610PS

Summary

On 24 April 2026 at about 21:45 local time, a Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT registered N610PS was involved in an accident near Crownpoint, New Mexico, 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

24 April 2026 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Crownpoint, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

35.6842, -108.1550

Aircraft

Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT

Registration

N610PS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albuquerque → Hurricane

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA167

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to correctly identify the runway, which resulted in a landing on a residential driveway and collision with a gate.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while enroute he became ill and notified air traffic control (ATC) who then vectored him to the closest airport. The pilot identified what he thought was the airport, but then completed a descent and landing on a residential driveway. During landing the airplane impacted a gate extension, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.