Canard Aero SW-51 MUSTANG N351MT

Summary

On 5 January 2026 at about 21:45 local time, a Canard Aero SW-51 MUSTANG registered N351MT, operated by Canard Aero LLC, was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

5 January 2026 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Gillespie County (T82)

Coordinates

30.2432, -98.9092

Aircraft

Canard Aero SW-51 MUSTANG

Registration

N351MT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Canard Aero LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA079

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 5, 2026, about 1545 central standard time, a Canard Aero LLC (Scalewings) SW-51 Mustang, N351MT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fredericksburg, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 flight test flight. The pilot reported that the accident flight was the first flight of the recently completed amateur-built airplane. He said that during initial climb after takeoff rotation the airplane’s engine lost power and he attempted to land the airplane on the remaining runway. During the landing the airplane’s left main landing gear was pushed through the top skin of the wing resulting in substantial damage. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.