Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP N748J
6 June 2018 · Springdale, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 2018 at about 14:48 local time, a Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP registered N748J, operated by Real Time Engineering PA, was involved in an accident near Springdale, Arkansas, 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 14:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springdale, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Springdale Muni (ASG)
- Coordinates
- 36.1742, -94.1222
- Aircraft
- Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP
- Registration
- N748J
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2011
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Real Time Engineering PA
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springdale → Ozark
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA327
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student 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 solo student pilot reported that, during takeoff, the airplane started to veer left. He attempted to recover with right rudder input, but the airplane continued to veer left, departed the runway, and then came to rest in a ditch against the perimeter fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left lift strut. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2021 | Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP | Oceano, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Jabiru Usa Sport J230-SP | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | Read William Charles | No injuries | - |
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