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One dead in crash of single-engine Peck JODEL-F12 near Rogers, Arkansas

The National Transportation Safety Board's accident record lists one person on board and one fatality in the February 26 crash; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:05 a.m. ET
One person was killed when a single-engine airplane crashed near Rogers, Arkansas, on February 26, 2026, at about 7:30 p.m. local time, according to the accident record from the National Transportation Safety Board. This is a developing event and details may change. The accident record identifies the aircraft as a registered , lists one person on board and one fatality, and describes the aircraft as destroyed. The record classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The cause has not been determined; the NTSB investigation is open. Aircraft registry records list as a single-engine piston landplane with a Lycoming 0-290 series engine, serial number F8027, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Sweet Kim G; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Geographic reference data places Rogers in Benton County, Arkansas, at a settlement terrain elevation of 1,362 feet, 2.7 miles south-southwest of Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field (KROG), 3.7 miles north-northwest of Ozark Aerodrome (AR11) and 5.5 miles north-northeast of Taylor Field (3AR7). Weather observations recorded at KROG, 2.7 miles away and 28 minutes from the reported time of the accident, show wind from 10 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 57°F. Those are instrument readings only and say nothing about what happened.

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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 Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.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
N30P
Type
Peck JODEL-F12 — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
Registered owner
Sweet Kim GThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
1,362 ft
Nearest aerodrome
2.7 miles SSW of Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field (KROG/ROG)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 14:05current

    Corrected the compass bearings between Rogers and the three nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data, and clarified that the 1,362 ft elevation is that of the settlement.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 16:52

    First published.

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