Experimental Homebuilt Airshark accident near Statesboro, GA
On March 25, 2026, an Experimental Homebuilt Airshark (airplane) was involved in an accident near Statesboro, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 25, 2026
- Place
- Statesboro, GA
- Aircraft
- Experimental Homebuilt Airshark · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.474°N, 81.683°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260325202696
NTSB summary
On March 25, 2026, about 1453 eastern daylight time, an experimental homebuilt Airshark airplane, N220AS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Statesboro, Georgia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91personal flight. The airplane was being prepared for a ferry flight from Statesboro, Georgia, to Carrollton, Georgia, when one of the pilots decided to conduct a local flight to verify the airplane was performing normally before beginning the cross-country flight. Local authorities received a cell phone crash alert at 1453. First responders located the wreckage in a wheat field where it came to rest inverted. Figure 1. N220AS before the accident. The airplane struck a tree in about a 14° right wing low attitude about 42 feet above the ground on a 062° magnetic heading. A ground scar at 215 feet forward from the tree appeared to have been created by a propeller strike. At 218 feet from the tree, a large ground scar led up to the airplane which came to rest inverted 245 feet from the tree. An impression in the soil to the left of the large groundscar was consistent with the right wing as evidenced by the green position light lens found at the outer end of the impression. An on site examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies were found with the flight control system or flight control surfaces. Flight control continuity was verified for the ailerons, rudder, and elevators. The airplane was reported to have been fueled to capacity (118 gallons) before the accident flight. The f
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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.
