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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Reese James H CH750 CRUZER · Leavenworth, KS · August 3, 2026

Date
August 3, 2026 · 09:30 local
Place
Leavenworth, KS
Airport
Sherman Aaf
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12JR
Reported as
Reese James H CH750 Cruzer
Reported engine
Viking Hon FIT-130 L15B1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot reported that shortly after departure during climb out, the aircraft engine began surging and an attempt was made to return to Sherman Aaf, flv. The pilot conducted a forced landing into a bean field approximately 4.6 miles sse of the airport. The pilot provided onboard video recordings of a previous flight which revealed charging system anomalies.

The pilot also provided data recordings for the accident flight, revealing voltage system drops below eight volts after departure causing unreliable electrical component operation.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE DURING CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN SURGING AND AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RETURN TO SHERMAN AAF, FLV. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4.6 MILES SSE OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT PROVIDED ONBOARD VIDEO RECORDINGS OF A PREVIOUS FLIGHT WHICH REVEALED CHARGING SYSTEM ANOMALIES.

THE PILOT ALSO PROVIDED DATA RECORDINGS FOR THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, REVEALING VOLTAGE SYSTEM DROPS BELOW EIGHT VOLTS AFTER DEPARTURE CAUSING UNRELIABLE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OPERATION.