# NTSB ERA26LA348: Hopwood Joseph R Zodiac, N601LL, Stockton, AL, September 20, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 20, 2026, 20:09 UTC
- Place: Stockton, AL · Field
- Coordinates: 31.066152, -87.837318 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0662&lon=-87.8373&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- 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): 203852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA348
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203852/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA348

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Hopwood Joseph R ZODIAC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=056307T), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601LL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601LL), registered now, S/N 64385, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOPWOOD JOSEPH R ZODIAC
- Registry model: [Hopwood Joseph R ZODIAC](https://openairdocs.org/model/hopwood-joseph-r-zodiac) (registry code 056307T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jabiru 3300A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (registry code 34804, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 64385
- Year built: 2018
- Airframe hours: 476.9
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Hopwood Joseph R
- Registered owner: Hopwood Joseph R
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, April 2, 2026
- Departed: 25M, Ripley, MS
- Destination: 2AL1, Magnolia Springs, AL
- Equipment: Data recorder, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Handheld GPS, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: BFM, 25 nm away
- METAR: METAR KBFM 201953Z 14006KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T03330228

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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