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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lee JA30 SUPERSTOL · Evanston, WY · May 9, 2025

Date: May 9, 2025 · 10:30 local
Place: Evanston, WY
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N128EL
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR25LA154
Reported as: Lee JA30 Superstol
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,800 total

N128ELRegistered now · Lee JA30 SUPERSTOLS/N JA386-06-14 · Built 2014 Airframe modelLee JA30 SUPERSTOL Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Smoke came out of the cowl after takeoff and engine lost power

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE COWL AFTER TAKEOFF AND ENGINE LOST POWER

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR25LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportEvanston, WYOn May 9, 2025, about 1020 mountain daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Just Aircraft Superstol, N128EL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Evanston, Wyoming. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was…May 9, 2025 · Substantial damage