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One dead in RV-8 crash near Hurricane, Utah

The accident record lists one person aboard and one fatality in the February 28, 2026 crash; the National Transportation Safety Board investigation is open.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:49 a.m. ET
One person was killed when a Van's Aircraft RV-8 crashed near Hurricane, Utah, on February 28, 2026, at about 5:05 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. The record lists one person aboard and one fatality, and describes the aircraft as having sustained substantial damage. The event is still developing and details may change. The accident record classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight and identifies the aircraft as . The National Transportation Safety Board is listed as the investigating body, and the investigation remains open. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a Rubin Alan RV-8, a single-engine piston landplane with an AEROSPORT IO-375M1S engine, serial number 83093, built in 2016 and 10 years old at the time of the crash. The registry lists the registered owner as Stephen M. Wojdylak; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Geographic reference data places Hurricane in Washington County, Utah, at a settlement terrain elevation of 3,248 feet, 2.6 miles NNE of General Dick Stout Field (K1L8) and 5.2 miles NNE of Grassy Meadows/Sky Ranch Landowners Assn Airport (UT47). Weather observations recorded at St George Regional Airport (KSGU), 15.5 miles away and nine minutes from the reported time, showed calm wind, 10 statute miles visibility, clear skies and 76°F. Those readings are measurements only and are not a finding about what happened.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N80AR
Type
Rubin Alan RV-8 — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
AEROSPORT IO-375M1S
Built
2016-01-01 (10 years old)
Registered owner
Wojdylak Stephen MThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
3,248 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.6 miles NNE of General Dick Stout Field (K1L8)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:49current

    Corrected the bearing between Hurricane and General Dick Stout Field to 2.6 miles NNE per geographic reference data, added a second nearby aerodrome, and clarified that the 3,248-foot elevation is that of the settlement.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 16:46

    First published.

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