# Accident 20180606015349A: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J230-SP, Springdale, AR, June 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2018, 09:58 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1742° N, 94.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1742&lon=-94.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jabiru USA Sport J230-SP (registry code 060004V, https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-usa-sport-j230-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J230-SP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 28 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180606015349A

## Narrative

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

JUNE 6, 2018 JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT REGISTERED AS N748J S/N J230-SP WHILE TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KASG) ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FROM KASG ENROUTE TO OZARK FRANKLIN COUNTY AIRPORT (7M5) AT OR ABOUT 0945AM LOCAL TIME VEERED LEFT OFF OF CENTERLINE AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT ROLLED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AND CAME TO A STOP.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA327), Jun 6, 2018: Jabiru USA Sport J230-SP (N748J), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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