Maclura Llc EVOLUTION accident near Tampa, FL
On September 3, 2026, a Maclura Llc EVOLUTION (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tampa, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 3, 2026
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Aircraft
- Maclura Llc EVOLUTION · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.018°N, 82.349°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260903203727
NTSB summary
On September 3, 2026, about 0815 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Evolution airplane, N305PV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary information obtained from the FAA, an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the accident flight departing from Tampa Executive Airport (VDF), Tampa, Florida, with a destination of Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG), Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Review of air traffic control data revealed that the pilot acknowledged and correctly read back his IFR clearance and takeoff instructions. The instructions were to fly runway heading (050°) to 2,000 ft and expect 17,000 ft, 10 minutes after departure. No further communications were received from the accident airplane. Review of ADS-B data and security video revealed that the airplane lifted off and turned left, approximately halfway down the 5,000-ft-long runway, at a groundspeed about 80 knots. The airplane flew a 180° left turn in a nose-high, steep left bank, before it descended nose-down into terrain. The wreckage was located in a wooded area of a state water management facility, about 1/3-mile northwest of the touchdown zone for runway 5 at VDF. A debris path was observed, originating with severed tree branches, followed by ground scars, and then terminating at the main wreckage. The debris path was approximately 70 ft-long, on a magnetic course of 2
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