# Accident 19990911046359A: Gentry Don SERIES 5 VIXEN, Naples, ID, September 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1999, 16:33 local time
- Place: Naples, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5892° N, 116.4001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5892&lon=-116.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199DG-2000-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gentry Don SERIES 5 VIXEN (registry code 0563065, https://openairdocs.org/model/gentry-don-series-5-vixen) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911046359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)EVIDENCE INDICATES AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH FOREIGN OBJECT DEBRIS DURING TAKEOFF ROLL OR ON GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT THEN FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND ALTITUDE TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL.  TWO FATALITIES DUE TO IMPACT INJURIES, POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA159), Sep 12, 1999: Gentry Series 5 Vixen (N199DG), Naples, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn back toward the departure surface, resulting in a stall.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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