Gary Weaver CCK-1865 N817GD

Summary

On 11 July 2025 at about 14:30 local time, a Gary Weaver CCK-1865 registered N817GD was involved in an accident near Wahsatch, Utah, United States. One person was 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.

Date

11 July 2025 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wahsatch, Utah, United States

Coordinates

41.2162, -111.1410

Aircraft

Gary Weaver CCK-1865

Registration

N817GD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2015

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Morgan → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA231

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inability to maintain directional control following a collision with a boulder during an off airport precautionary landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he made a precautionary landing after observing slightly elevated engine exhaust gas temperatures. The pilot selected an off-airport grass covered surface and touched down. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear struck a boulder that was obscured by the grass, which resulted in the landing gear cabane V to break, and the left wing struck the ground. The pilot stated that he had no rudder authority or braking, and the airplane continued to slowly move left into a creek and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing lift strut and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.