# Accident 20201217019179A: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L, Aledo, TX, December 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2020, 16:29 local time
- Place: Aledo, TX
- Airport: Bourland Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6164° N, 97.6403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6164&lon=-97.6403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugproduktions EA 300/L (registry code 70218DN, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugproduktions-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540-L1B5 (registry code 41792, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-l1b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGPRODUKTIONS-UND EA 300/L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540-L1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201217019179A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 17, 2020, ABOUT 1629 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXTRA EA300 AIRPLANE, N102JK,

WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR ALEDO, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE

TRANSPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL

REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. ABOUT 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF 50F, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN WITH A WINGS LEVEL, NOSE DOWN

ATTITUDE AND A LOW FORWARD GROUNDSPEED. THE TAIL SECTION WAS TWISTED SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE

FUSELAGE AND BOTH WINGS WERE CRUSHED DOWNWARD. INITIAL EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY

ANOMALIES WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM.

## 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 CEN21LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA091), Dec 17, 2020: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L (N102JK), Aledo, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during an intentional aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an upright spin into terrain.

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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