# Accident 20080601841789A: Arion LIGHTNING, Marana, AZ, June 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2008, 08:16 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4094° N, 111.2183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4094&lon=-111.2183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62JV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62JV-2013-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Heeswyk Jerry LIGHTNING (registry code 056243M, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-heeswyk-jerry-lightning) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARION LIGHTNING
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 11 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080601841789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) N62JV WAS AN AMATEUR-BUILT, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT IN EARLY STAGES OF TEST FLIGHT. THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE IN-FLIGHT AT (OR NEAR) TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE, IT WAS FOUND APPROX. 6 TENTHS OF A MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRCAFT WRECKAGE. THERE IS NO DETERMINATION OF WHAT CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME. ONE WITNESS REPORTED OBSERVING THE PROPELLER SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT. THIS INFORMATION HELPED LOCATE THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY. HIGH ANGLE-LOW ENERGY IMPACT WITH THE GROUND; NO CAUSE FACTOR DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE ACCIDENT SITE. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA08LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA149), Jun 1, 2008: Van Heeswyk Lightning (N62JV), Marana, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The insufficient clamping force resulting in a fatigue fracture of the propeller extension attachment bolts and subsequent separation of the propeller assembly in flight. Contributing to the accident…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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