# NTSB CEN26FA126: Peck JODEL-F12, N30P, Rogers, AR, February 26, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report - Date: February 26, 2026, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Rogers, AR - Coordinates: 36.28103, -94.04393 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2810&lon=-94.0439&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Lycoming Engines, FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 202558 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26FA126 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202558/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA126 ## Preliminary report On February 26, 2026, about 1330 central standard time, a Peck Jodel-F12, N30P, experimental airplane, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Rogers, Arkansas. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 91 as a personal flight. According to the owner of the Ozark Aerodrome (AR11), Rogers, Arkansas, the airplane had not flown for about 2 – 2 ½ years, and the pilot had performed maintenance on the airplane in preparation for the accident flight. The pilot planned on moving the airplane due to the closure of AR11 in April 2026. The pilot departed from Ozark Aerodrome (AR11), Rogers, Arkansas, about 1327, to move the airplane to Springdale Municipal Airport (ASG), Springdale, Arkansas, due to the planned closure. AR11, the accident site, and the location of witness 1, who was located at a private airstrip, are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 AR11, witness 1, and accident site locations Witness 1 stated that he heard the airplane with what sounded like a rough running engine, as if it had a magneto problem, west of the accident site. As the airplane approached the witness’s location, the engine sound became louder and continued to run with the same roughness. The witness stated that a westerly wind was present at the time of the accident. The witness stated that an airplane soon appeared from the west and headed east over his property, which had a private east/west runway (1,000 ft by 50 ft, turf) in useable condition. The airplane was high and fast, but the witness thought it may have been trying to land. The airplane looked as if it was going to side slip, but the engine did not slow down. The airplane descended to about 25 ft above the runway but did not touch down. When the airplane was over the end of his property, it started to climb and turned slightly right to a south heading as it flew out over Beaver Lake, Rogers, Arkansas. The turn initially appeared shallow, and the engine was still running rough. The airplane’s right turn looked as if it increased and the airplane’s right roll increased as it entered a nose-down descent into Beaver Lake. The airplane wreckage was recovered from Beaver Lake and retained for further examination. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341); cases with it: [Peck JODEL-F12, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=0566101), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Enroute-climb to cruise: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Peck JODEL-F12, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=0566101), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N30P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30P), registered now, S/N F8027 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PECK JODEL-F12 - Registry model: [Peck JODEL-F12](https://openairdocs.org/model/peck-jodel-f12) (registry code 0566101) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: F8027 - Year built: 1974 - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: AR11, Rogers, AR - Destination: ASG, Springdale, AR - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: ROG, 5 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260226003219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260226003219A), Feb 26, 2026: Peck JODEL-F12, Rogers, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On February 26, 2026, at 1330 central standard time, a jodel-F12, [privacy data omitted] experimental amateur-built airplane, was involved in an accident near… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.