Amateur-built JODEL-F12 accident near Rogers, Arkansas, February 26, 2026
On February 26, 2026 at about 7:30 pm local time, a 1974 amateur-built JODEL-F12, registered N30P, was destroyed in an accident during enroute (climb to cruise) near Rogers, Arkansas. 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 NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 26, 2026 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Rogers, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built JODEL-F12, built 1974
- Registration
- N30P · registry record · serial F8027
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On February 26, 2026, about 1330 central standard time, a Peck Jodel-F12, N30P, experimental airplane, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Rogers, Arkansas. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 91 as a personal flight. According to the owner of the Ozark Aerodrome (AR11), Rogers, Arkansas, the airplane had not flown for about 2 – 2 ½ years, and the pilot had performed maintenance on the airplane in preparation for the accident flight. The pilot planned on moving the airplane due to the closure of AR11 in April 2026. The pilot departed from Ozark Aerodrome (AR11), Rogers, Arkansas, about 1327, to move the airplane to Springdale Municipal Airport (ASG), Springdale, Arkansas, due to the planned closure. AR11, the accident site, and the location of witness 1, who was located at a private airstrip, are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 AR11, witness 1, and accident site locations Witness 1 stated that he heard the airplane with what sounded like a rough running engine, as if it had a magneto problem, west of the accident site. As the airplane approached the witness’s location, the engine sound became louder and continued to run with the same roughness. The witness stated that a westerly wind was present at the time of the accident. The witness stated that an airplane soon appeared from the west and headed east over his property, which had a private east/west runway (1,000 ft by 50 ft, turf) in useable condition. The airplane was high and fast, but the witness thought it may have been trying to land. The airplane looked as if it was going to side slip, but the engine did not slow down. The airplane descended to about 25 ft above the runway but did not touch down. When the airplane was over the end of his property, it started to climb and turned slightly right to a south heading as it flew out over Beaver Lake, Rogers, Arkansas. The turn initially appeared shallow, and the engine was still running rough. The airplane’s right turn looked as if it increased and the airplane’s right roll increased as it entered a nose-down descent into Beaver Lake. The airplane wreckage was recovered from Beaver Lake and retained for further examination.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute
- Aerodynamic stall/spin during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: AR11 Rogers AR at 7:27 pm
- Destination: ASG Springdale AR
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observation at 12:58 pm from ROG, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. 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 CEN26FA126.