# NTSB ERA26LA347: Shaffer John Thomas KR-2, N455JS, Westminster, OH, September 20, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 20, 2026, 20:12 UTC
- Place: Westminster, OH
- Coordinates: 40.706852, -84.027267 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7069&lon=-84.0273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 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): 203851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA347
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203851/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA347

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Shaffer John Thomas KR-2, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=05648RE), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N455JS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455JS), registered now, S/N 8009, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHAFFER JOHN THOMAS KR-2
- Registry model: [Shaffer John Thomas KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffer-john-thomas-kr-2) (registry code 05648RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 8009
- Year built: 1984
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Shaffer John Thomas
- Registered owner: Shaffer John Thomas
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: AOH, Lima Allen County, runway 10/28, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 900 ft broken
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: AOH
- METAR: SPECI KAOH 201917Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM BKN009 BKN019 21/19 A2994 RMK AO2 CIG 006V010 T02110194

## 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 20260920013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260920013359A), Sep 20, 2026: Shaffer John Thomas KR-2, Lima, OH, Substantial damage. On 9/20/2026, [privacy data omitted] proceeded to fly from kmvn (mount vernon, IL) to 14G (fremont, OH). Due to deteriorating weather, pilot proceeded to…

## Other investigations on N455JS (2)

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 CHI08CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA088), Feb 24, 2008: Shaffer KR-2 (N455JS), Fremont, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff.
- [NTSB ATL86LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA094), Mar 15, 1986: Shaffer KR-2 (N455JS), Mobile, AL, substantial damage

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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