# NTSB ERA26LA340: James P Donovan Sportsman GS-2, N747GP, Winter Haven, FL, April 12, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: April 12, 2026, 22:00 UTC
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Coordinates: 28.063, -81.753333
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0630&lon=-81.7533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA340
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203835/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA340

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [James P Donovan SPORTSMAN GS-2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05638UZ), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N747GP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747GP), registered now, S/N 7489, built 2019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES P DONOVAN SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Registry model: [James P Donovan SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-p-donovan-sportsman-gs-2) (registry code 05638UZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming YIO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (registry code 42418, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7489
- Year built: 2019
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Reeves Aviation LLC
- Registered owner: Reeves Aviation LLC
- Departed: LRO, Mount Pleasant, SC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: GIF

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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