# NTSB ERA26LA251: Jones Peter M Boeing/Jones 75, N3993C, Cleveland, GA, June 26, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 26, 2026, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Cleveland, GA
- Coordinates: 34.57595, -83.71169
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5759&lon=-83.7117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA251
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203266/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA251

## Preliminary report

On June 26, 2026, about 1045 eastern daylight time, a Boeing/Jones 75, N3993C, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Georgia. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that the accident flight was the first flight after an annual inspection was completed on the airplane on May 11, 2026. During the initial climb after takeoff, just above the trees, the climb performance degraded and the airplane could not gain altitude, as if the engine was not developing full power. The pilot then initiated a slow, right turn in an attempt to return to the airport; however, he observed that he did not have enough altitude to clear obstacles back to the airport and elected to perform a forced landing in a cornfield. During the landing, the airplane impacted corn and uneven terrain, which resulted in a hard landing and main landing gear collapse. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest inverted. Initial examination of the wreckage by an FAA inspector revealed substantial damage to the wings, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The wreckage was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Jones Peter M BOEING/JONES 75, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=1380105), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Jones Peter M BOEING/JONES 75, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=1380105), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Jones Peter M BOEING/JONES 75, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1380105), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Jones Peter M BOEING/JONES 75, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=1380105), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3993C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3993C), registered now, S/N AR-31, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONES PETER M BOEING/JONES 75 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Jones Peter M BOEING/JONES 75](https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-peter-m-boeing-jones-75) (registry code 1380105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AR-31
- Year built: 1984
- Airframe hours: 393
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 11, 2026, 0 hours before
- Airport: 0GE5, runway 35, 2,500 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.19 inHg
- Observed at: AJR, 8 nm away
- METAR: METAR KAJR 261435Z AUTO 30003KT 7SM CLR 25/18 A3019

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.

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