# Accident 20251014014819A: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L, Arlington, WA, October 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2025, 10:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1685° N, 122.1594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1685&lon=-122.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300EX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (registry code 70218DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251014014819A

## Narrative

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

N300EX, AN EXTRA 300L AIRCRAFT, STARTED ITS TAKEOFF ROLL AT ARLINGTON AIRPORT (KAWO) RUNWAY 34.  ABOUT THREE SECONDS INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND ABOUT 50 YARDS DOWN, THE CANOPY OPENED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE RIGHT FUSELAGE, RIGHT ELEVATOR, AND RIGHT RUDDER SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON BOARD.  WEATHER WAS VFR, WINDS CALM, VISIBILITY 10SM, AND CLEAR.

## 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 WPR26LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA026), Oct 14, 2025: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (N300EX), Arlington, WA, 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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