# NTSB WPR25LA267: David Ullman Jabirwatt, N824DW, Albany, OR, August 18, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 18, 2025, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Albany, OR · open field
- Coordinates: 44.69044, -123.10748 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6904&lon=-123.1075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA267
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200891/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA267

## Preliminary report

On August 18, 2025, about 1300 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Jabirwatt, N824DW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Albany, Oregon. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that about 3.5 miles northwest of the Albany Municipal Airport (S12), Albany, Oregon, at 1,500 ft mean sea level (msl), the engine lost all power. Unable to maintain altitude, he elected to make an off airport landing to an open field. During the landing roll, the airplane exited the open field and impacted a hazelnut grove which resulted in substantial damage to both wings. The wreckage was recovered for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332); cases with it: [David Ullman JABIRWATT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md?model=05636XC), [All aircraft, 182 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md)
- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [David Ullman JABIRWATT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=05636XC), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N824DW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N824DW), registered now, S/N 001, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVID ULLMAN JABIRWATT
- Registry model: [David Ullman JABIRWATT](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-ullman-jabirwatt) (registry code 05636XC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34802, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2018
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: S12, Albany, OR
- Destination: 7S5, Independence, OR
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 30.02 inHg
- Observed at: KSLE, 14 nm away
- METAR: KSLE 182056Z 16007KT 10SM BKN055 23/09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02330089 58006

## 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 20250818011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250818011719A), Aug 18, 2025: David Ullman JABIRWATT, Albany, OR, Substantial damage. As described by the pilot, departed S12 after climb to 1500 feet approximately 3.5 miles northwest of airport the engine suddenly quit. Evidence shows the…

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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