Waco Classic Aircraft CORP 2T-1A-2 accident near Clermont, Florida, August 14, 2026
On August 14, 2026 at about 1:26 pm local time, a 2022 Waco Classic Aircraft CORP 2T-1A-2, registered N621GL, was destroyed in an accident during approach (VFR pattern final) near Clermont, Florida (Seminole Lake airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing approach.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 14, 2026 · about 1:26 pm local time · cases in 2026
- Place
- Clermont, Florida · Seminole Lake · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Waco Classic Aircraft CORP 2T-1A-2, built 2022 · all 2T-1A-2s on the register
- Registration
- N621GL · registry record · serial 1217
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot of the tandem seat biplane, while conducting a short-field landing approach to the runway threshold, he was having trouble seeing his aiming point past the front passenger. He subsequently misjudged the airplane’s descent rate during a turn, and the left wing struck a tree beside the runway overrun. The airplane struck the ground and was consumed by a postimpact fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
- Controlled flight into terrain or object (CFIT) during approach (VFR pattern final) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring › Task monitoring/vigilance › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 4,000 hours in all; 150 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: March 12, 2016
- Medical certificate: Sport Pilot (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: minor injuries
Passenger
- Seat: frt
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 20 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 2026
- Maximum gross weight: 1,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-B1G6 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 4,000 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 79°F (26°C)
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observation at 9:35 am from ZPH, 20 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KZPH 141335Z AUTO 36005KT 7SM CLR 30/26 A3015
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 3 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – Scene, Front View, Showing Tree with Impact Damage
Photograph 2 – Scene, Front View, Closeup
Photograph 3 – Scene, Rear View, CloseupThe 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 October 1, 2026. 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, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record A�� Telephone Interview, Pilot | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Investigation Photos | PDF, 4 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N621GL on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Waco Classic Aircraft Corp 2 20 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-B1G6 22 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Seminole Lake · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,111 since 1982 · 985 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,705 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA26LA300.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.