# Accident 20250818011719A: David Ullman JABIRWATT, Albany, OR, August 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2025, 13:56 local time
- Place: Albany, OR
- Airport: Albany Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6904° N, 123.1075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6904&lon=-123.1075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N824DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: David Ullman JABIRWATT (registry code 05636XC, https://openairdocs.org/model/david-ullman-jabirwatt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID ULLMAN JABIRWATT
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 154 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250818011719A

## Narrative

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

AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT, DEPARTED S12 AFTER CLIMB TO 1500 FEET APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF AIRPORT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. EVIDENCE SHOWS THE ALTENATOR AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR OVERHEATED AND FAILED. PILOT IMMEDIATELY STARTED LOOKING FOR A FIELD WITH NO CROPS, LIVESTOCK OR POWERLINES. PILOT PICKED A FIELD BUT COULD NOT GET IT STOPPED BEFORE THE END OF THE FIELD AND RAN INTO A TREE ORCHARD. PILOT CHOSE TO PUT THE FUSELAGE IN THE ROW BETWEEN THE TREES CAUSING THE WINGS TO HIT THE TREES AND SUSTAIN DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR25LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA267), Aug 18, 2025: David Ullman Jabirwatt (N824DW), Albany, OR, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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