Lake Tahoe Properties INC CA 8 accident near Davenport, Washington, July 28, 2025
On July 28, 2025 at about 3:00 am local time, a 2007 Lake Tahoe Properties INC CA 8, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N66LT, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Davenport, Washington (Davenport 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 the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 28, 2025 · about 3:00 am local time
- Place
- Davenport, Washington · Davenport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Lake Tahoe Properties INC CA 8, built 2007, amateur-built
- Registration
- N66LT · registry record · serial 008233
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that upon touchdown the airplane bounced twice. As the airplane slowed, the pilot applied the brakes, and the airplane veered to the right. He corrected with hard left rudder; however, the airplane then veered to the left and exited the runway surface. Subsequently, the airplane ground looped, and the left wing struck the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the left aileron. 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 pilot was landing on runway 24 with wind from 240° at 11 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 (landing roll) defining event
- Attempted remediation/recovery during landing (landing roll)
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 493 hours in all; 19 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 416 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 21, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 134 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 10, 2025; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Walter 601 D (turboprop); 3,605 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MAN Nampa ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 3,260 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 240° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observation at 7:53 pm from KGEG, 26 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KGEG 280253Z 24011KT 10SM FEW070 FEW120 FEW200 28/03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP129 VIRGA T02780028 53002 $
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
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Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on December 11, 2025. 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, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photo Array | PDF, 3 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.
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