# Accident 20260531007499A: Adams Ronald EAA ACRO SPORT II, Sherdian, AR, May 31, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2026, 16:28 local time
- Place: Sherdian, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3275° N, 92.3513° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3275&lon=-92.3513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Ronald EAA ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05646EK, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-ronald-eaa-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS RONALD EAA ACRO SPORT II
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 108 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260531007499A

## Narrative

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

ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 31, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM, A 1990 ACRO SPORT II ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ARKANSAS HIGHWAY 270 DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SAFELY BUT STRUCK A ROADSIDE SIGN, CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGING THE WINGS. THERE WERE TWO SOULS ON BOARD, AND THEY STEPPED AWAY WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 CEN26LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA215), May 31, 2026: Eaa Acro Sport II (N23RA), Sheridan, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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