# Accident 20090818016159A: Jabiru J230SP, Reno, NV, August 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2009, 10:15 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6681° N, 119.8764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6681&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N690J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: JABIRU J230SP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090818016159A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 08, AND LANDED IN THE DIRT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR09CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA404), Aug 18, 2009: Jabiru J230-SP (N690J), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control throughout the takeoff roll.

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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