Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP N752J
5 June 2014 · Middleton, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 2014 at about 16:15 local time, a Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP registered N752J, operated by Read William Charles, was involved in an accident near Middleton, Wisconsin, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middleton, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Middleton Muni - Morey Field (C29)
- Coordinates
- 43.1136, -89.5328
- Aircraft
- Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP
- Registration
- N752J
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2012
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Read William Charles
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Middleton → Madison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA291
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he was taking off from a turf runway and he did not maintain directional control of the airplane on the soft runway surface. The airplane struck a runway edge marker, substantially damaging the airplane at the gear strut attachment point. The pilot reported there were no anomalies with the airplane prior to impact.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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