Overview
- An Airborne Windsports light‑sport aircraft crashed at Winona Municipal Airport on June 25, 2026, killing 74‑year‑old pilot Wayne William Ledebuhr.
- Investigators found Ledebuhr removed a Streak 3 king post wing and installed an Arrow strutted wing immediately before the flight to lower the plane’s hangar height.
- Witnesses who helped with the install said the purpose of the flight was to test the new wing and described two brief practice takeoffs called 'crow hops' before the fatal third approach.
- Those witnesses reported a small correction on final approach followed by a hard right bank that let the right wingtip hit the ground and the aircraft tumble.
- The aircraft’s logbook shows the last annual inspection was April 2024 and post‑crash exam revealed no condition that clearly would have precluded normal operation, but the NTSB has not yet issued a probable cause and has retained the plane for further testing.