Emigh TROJAN A2 N8329H

Summary

On 21 June 2026 at about 19:10 local time, a Emigh TROJAN A2 registered N8329H was involved in an accident near Healdsburg, California, United States. 2 people were 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

21 June 2026 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Healdsburg, California, United States

Coordinates

38.6159, -122.7660

Aircraft

Emigh TROJAN A2

Registration

N8329H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Rosa → Willows

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR26LA227

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 June 21, 2026, about 1210 Pacific daylight time, an Emigh Trojan A-2, N8329H, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Healdsburg, California. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight instructor, the flight departed on a planned visual flight rules cross-country instructional flight. The takeoff and initial climb were normal. About 7 to 8 minutes after departure, while the airplane was about 2,200 ft mean seal level, the propeller separated from the engine. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and maneuvered it for a forced landing in a plowed vineyard. After touchdown, the airplane traveled over rough terrain and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on a dirt road within the vineyard. The fuselage and wings sustained substantial damage during the impact sequence. The propeller was not recovered. Photographs provided by an FAA inspector revealed that the crank flange fractured from the crankshaft. (See figure 1). The airplane was recovered for further examination. Figure 1: Fractured Crankshaft (Courtesy of FAA)

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.