# Accident 20260704008359A: Portzline Joan M FLIGHT STAR II SC, Mulberry, FL, July 4, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2026, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mulberry, FL
- Airport: South Lakeland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9286° N, 82.0396° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9286&lon=-82.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Portzline Joan M FLIGHT STAR II SC (registry code 05904KU, https://openairdocs.org/model/portzline-joan-m-flight-star-ii-sc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL DCDI (registry code 55563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PORTZLINE JOAN M FLIGHT STAR II SC
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL DCDI
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 58 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260704008359A

## Narrative

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

I STARTED OUT BY REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED INCLUDING A PASSENGER SAFETY BRIEFING. ENGINE WAS STARTED AND ALL COMS AND INSTRUMENTS WERE TURNED ON. ONCE ENGINE REACHED NORMAL OPERATIONAL TEMPETURE I BEGAN MY TAXI TO RUNWAY 14 FOR A DEPARTURE TO THE SOUTH. PRIOR TO ENTERING RUNWAY 14 AT THRESHHOLD, I CONDUCTED AN ENGINE RUNUP AND A CONTROLS CHECK. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT NORMAL. I COMMUNICATED MY INTENTIONS TO ENTER 14 AND TAKEOFF. I BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND ROTATED AT 60MPH INDICATED. AIRCRAFT ENTERED A POSITVE RATE OF CLIMB AND ALL INSTRUMENTS WERE SHOWING IN THE GREEN. SUDDENLY I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE WHAT I CAN DESCRIBE AS A DECENT LIKE ON AN ELEVATOR. THIS FEELING WAS FAMILAR SINCE I HAD EXPEREICED IT BEFORE AT A NEIGHORING AIRPORT DURING LANDING. I STARTED TO CHECK TO SEE IF I WAS LOSING POWER AND I WAS NOT. ENGINE WAS AT FULL POWER. AS I RAN OUT OF RUNWAY SINCE I WAS TO FAR DOWN RANGE, I NOTICED THE RATE OF DECENT WOULD PUT ME ON TOP OF UNMARKED HIGH TENSION POWER LINES. I MADE THE DECISON TO TURN RIGHT AND PARALELL OF THE POWER LINES AND ATTEMPT TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON COUNTY ROUTE 60. AS I TRIED TO SLIP IN BETWEEN POLES TO MAKE THE ROADWAY ONE WING MADE CONTACT WITH POWERLINE AND THAT CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO VIOLENTLY DESCEND TO THE ROADWAY UNCONTROLLED.

## 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 ERA26LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA258), Jul 4, 2026: Portzline Joan M Flight Star II SC (N432JP), Mulberry, FL, 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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