Fff Llc EXPRESS 2000 FT accident near Polk, OH
On May 5, 2025, a Fff Llc EXPRESS 2000 FT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Polk, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 5, 2025
- Place
- Polk, OH
- Aircraft
- Fff Llc EXPRESS 2000 FT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.936°N, 82.198°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250506200109
NTSB summary
On May 5, 2025, about 1940 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built FFF LLC Express 2000 FT airplane, N519EA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Polk, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. On April 27, 2025, the pilot flew from Delphi Municipal Airport (1I9), Delphi, Indiana, where he hangared the airplane, to Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), Cleveland, Ohio, to visit a family member. According to preliminary radar data, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data, and air traffic control (ATC) audio recordings provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on the date of the accident, the airplane departed BKL about 1857 under visual flight rules to return to 1I9. ADS-B data subsequently indicated that the airplane was in cruise flight at 3,000 ft above mean sea level when its flight path became erratic, displaying irregular changes in altitude, heading, and airspeed. This continued until the end of the ADS-B flight track (see figure 1). Figure 1 – ADS-B Flight Track The area where the airplane’s flight path became erratic was within an area consistent with heavy precipitation. A Cleveland (CLE) radar controller attempted to contact the airplane via multiple frequencies, with no response. Subsequently, the Mansfield (MFD) local controller (LC) established communication with the pilot who stated that he was trying to land at Ashland County Airport (3G4), Ashland, Ohio. At that time, the airplane was at 3,800 ft. The MFD L
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
