# Accident 20230603020599A: Barden Heywood L Jr JABIRU J250, Louisville, GA, June 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2023, 17:23 local time
- Place: Louisville, GA
- Airport: Louisville Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9859° N, 82.3848° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9859&lon=-82.3848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barden Heywood L JR JABIRU J250 (registry code 05622T7, https://openairdocs.org/model/barden-heywood-l-jr-jabiru-j250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARDEN HEYWOOD L JR JABIRU J250
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230603020599A

## Narrative

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

06/03/2023 2123Z, LOUISVILLE, GA (2J3): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, JABIRU 250, SN 327 VEERED OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13 DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WENT DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT STRUCK TWO DITCHES AND CAME TO REST AFTER STRIKING THE THIRD DITCH. NO AIRPORT PROPERTY DAMAGED. NO ATC SERVICES. POB: 1, INJURIES: MINOR, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: DESTROYED

## 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 ERA23LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA268), Jun 3, 2023: Jabiru J250 (N828WD), Louisville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off in wind conditions that exceeded his ability to maintain directional control, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the airplane.

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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