# NTSB ERA27LA014: Textron 172S, N234EP, Jacksonville, FL, October 16, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Investigation open
- Date: October 16, 2026, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA27LA014
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204034/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA014

## 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: [Textron 172S, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072449), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234EP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234EP), registered now, S/N 172S13098, built 2023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Registry model: [Textron 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (registry code 2072449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Epic Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: Epic Aviation Inc

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm

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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