Amateur-built CH 750 CRUISER accident near East Troy, Wisconsin, June 19, 2024
On June 19, 2024 at about 3:30 pm local time, a 2024 amateur-built CH 750 CRUISER, registered N355VT, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near East Troy, Wisconsin (East Troy Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 19, 2024 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- East Troy, Wisconsin · East Troy Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built CH 750 CRUISER, built 2024
- Registration
- N355VT · registry record · serial C75-11725
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that he and the pilot-rated passenger were practicing takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern. During the fifth touch-and-go landing, a left quartering wind gust lifted the airplane’s tail and the airplane landed hard on the nose landing gear. The nose wheel separated, and the airplane came to rest on its nose in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The pilot 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 airplane was landing on runway 26 with wind variable at 5 knots, gusting to about 12 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing defining event
- Other weather encounter during landing
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Gusts › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,142 hours in all; 8.7 in this make and model; 10.1 in the last 90 days; 10.1 in the last 30 days; 1,114 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 9, 2023
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot-Rated Passenger
- Certificate: flight instructor
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 44.3 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 6, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 1,440 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Ul Power 350iS (piston); 33 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 8/26, 3,900 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 9 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observation at 10:35 am from KBUU, 7 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KBUU 191535Z AUTO 22009G14KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A3017 RMK AO2 T02860208 PWINO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 4 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photog rap h 1 – Airp lane rig ht sid e (Courte sy of the p ilot)
Photog rap h 2 – Airp lane front (Courte sy of the p ilot)
Photog rap h 3 – Damag e (Courte sy of the p ilot)
Photog rap h 4 – Fuse lag e d amag e (Courte sy of the p ilot)The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on July 25, 2024. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record A�� Email Statement (CFI) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Photos | PDF, 5 pages · our copy | View Download |
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