Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent activation of an engine cutoff switch during cruise flight.
NTSB analysis
The pilot/owner of the experimental, amateur-built airplane was in cruise flight at 1,500 ft above ground level when he shut down the engine by inadvertently activating an unguarded engine cutoff switch that was recently installed on the control stick. After two unsuccessful attempts to restart the engine, he performed an off-field landing to a golf course. During the landing roll the airplane impacted a metal box resulting in damage to the landing gear, propeller, and left wing strut.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA09CA149 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jan 31, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Jackson, Georgia
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
UL Stork
- N-number
- N620KJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.