# Incident 20181118024659I: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J230-SP, Center, TX, November 18, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2018, 13:47 local time
- Place: Center, TX
- Airport: Center Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9000° N, 94.0800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9000&lon=-94.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N667J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N667J) (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
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181118024659I

## Narrative

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

N667J WAS ENROUTE FROM MANSFIELD, LA(3F3) TO CENTER, TX (F17) WHEN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NE OF F17 THE ENGINE LOST POWER FORCING THE PILOT TO EXECUTE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND CONTINUED ACROSS HIGHWAY 7, STRIKING A DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NTSB CLASSIFIED THIS OCCURRENCE AS AN INCIDENT BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHIC REVIEW AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA19CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA067), Nov 18, 2018: Jabiru J230-SP (N667J), Center, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N667J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130914017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914017119A), Sep 14, 2013: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J230-SP (N667J), Conway, AR, Substantial damage. On 09/14/2013 N667J light sport certified aircraft landed at Dennis f Cantrell field airport, Conway, Arkansas. Aircraft was being operated by a private pilot.…

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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