Excalibur EXCALIBUR N4831A
18 May 2025 · Mountain View Airport, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 2025 at about 19:20 local time, a Excalibur EXCALIBUR registered N4831A was involved in an accident near Mountain View Airport, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mountain View Airport, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mountain View (KMNF)
- Coordinates
- 36.9928, -91.7145
- Aircraft
- Excalibur EXCALIBUR
- Registration
- N4831A
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2007
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mountain View → Mountain View
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN25LA180
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with a bird while enroute.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while flying about 1,500 ft above ground level, a large bird struck the right side of the airplane and the right main landing gear separated from its attachment point. The pilot flew back to the airport and performed a soft field landing in the grass adjacent to the taxiway. Post accident examination revealed substantial damage to the right side of the fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Excalibur EXCALIBUR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2011 | Excalibur EXCALIBUR | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Randall Donofrio | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2025 | Marshall Allen L RV6A | Centerview, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 27 Aug 2025 | Cessna 340 | Kearney, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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