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Two Killed in Jabiru J230-SP Crash Near New Bavaria, Ohio

An NTSB accident record lists two people on board and two fatalities in the November 14 crash; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:33 a.m. ET
people aboard a single-engine light aircraft were killed in a crash near New Bavaria, Ohio, on November 14, 2025, at about 10:08 p.m. local time, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The record lists people on board and fatalities. This is a developing matter and the account may change as the investigation proceeds. The NTSB record identifies the aircraft as a , registration , and states it sustained substantial damage. The flight is classified in the record as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The NTSB is investigating; the cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a single-engine piston landplane with a Jabiru 3300A engine, serial number 815, built in 2013 and 12 years old at the time of the crash, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Gale Robert; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Geographic reference data places New Bavaria in Pleasant Township, Henry County, Ohio, at a settlement terrain elevation of 741 feet, 4. miles NE of Hiltner Airport (OH19), 9. miles NW of Ruhes Airport (KR47) and 9.3 miles NNE of Verhoff Airport (36OI). Weather observations recorded at KOWX (Putnam County Airport), 15.1 miles away and 17 minutes from the reported time, show wind from 200 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, broken cloud at 5,000 feet and a temperature of 52°F. Those readings are instrument measurements and are not a stated factor in the accident. As a matter of record, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains four other cases involving the , none of them fatal. That count says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N755J
Type
Jabiru Usa Sport Aircraft Llc J230-SP — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
JABIRU 3300A
Built
2013-01-01 (12 years old)
Registered owner
Gale RobertThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
741 ft
Nearest aerodrome
4.2 miles NE of Hiltner Airport (OH19)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:33current

    Corrected the bearings to the three nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data and clarified that the 741-foot elevation is that of the settlement.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 19:25

    First published.

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