Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing approach.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA26LA300 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 14, 2026
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Clermont, Florida
- Nearest airport
- Seminole Lake (6FL0)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Waco Classic Aircraft Corp 2T-1A-2
- N-number
- N621GL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2022
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.