Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L accident near Aledo, Texas, December 17, 2020
On December 17, 2020 at about 10:29 pm local time, a 2007 Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L, registered N102JK, was substantially damaged in an accident near Aledo, Texas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s loss of control during an intentional aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an upright spin into terrain.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 17, 2020 · about 10:29 pm local time
- Place
- Aledo, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L, built 2007 · all EA 300/Ls on the register
- Registration
- N102JK · registry record · serial 1250
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The experienced aerobatic pilot completed a formation flight with another airplane and then climbed to about 4,200 ft above ground level (agl) to practice aerobatic maneuvers. Flight track data showed the airplane performing maneuvers for about 3 minutes and ended as the airplane descended through 3,200 ft agl. The airplane continued to descend and impacted flat terrain in a nose-down, upright attitude with minimal forward momentum. A postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane. Based on the circumstances, the airplane’s condition at impact, and the statements of airshow pilots familiar with the pilot’s flight training, he likely flew an aerobatic maneuver that transitioned to an upright spin that he was unable to recover from before ground impact.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN21LA091.