Meriwether Jon Arion Lightning N638JM accident, Kenora, Canada, Sep 21, 2022 · NTSB GAA22WA290

Date: September 21, 2022
Place: Kenora, Canada
Injuries: 1 fatal
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Maneuvering
Aircraft: N638JMMeriwether Jon Arion Lightning
Defining event: Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight
Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency: Other
Case key: 105983

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Abrupt maneuverManeuvering-low-alt flyingMeriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNING: 1 case All aircraft: 346 cases

Loss of control in flightManeuvering-low-alt flyingMeriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNING: 1 case All aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Low altitude operation/eventManeuvering-low-alt flyingMeriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNING: 1 case All aircraft: 780 cases

Aircraft

Registration: N638JM
Reported as: Meriwether Jon Arion Lightning
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 00098
Built: 2010
Damage: Destroyed
Flight: Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial

N638JMRegistration cancelled May 6, 2023 · Meriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNINGS/N 00098 · Built 2010 Airframe modelMeriwether Jon ARION LIGHTNING Engine modelJabiru 33004 cycle

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