# Accident 20020325005319A: Amtr S5TDOUTBACK, Shoup, ID, March 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Shoup, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3897° N, 114.4202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3897&lon=-114.4202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139SP-2012-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Potts Stanley S-5 TD OUTBACK (registry code 056066U, https://openairdocs.org/model/potts-stanley-s-5-td-outback) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4A235 series (registry code 27011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4a235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S5TDOUTBACK
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020325005319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MST A KIT FOX EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN SHOUP, IDAHO. THE PILOT OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON IMPACT IN THE SALMON RIVER WHICH LIES TO THE END OF THE 1000 FOOT STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING THE EXPECTED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AND WHILE MANEUVERING AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE SALMON RIVER, CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO A REST.

## 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 SEA02LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA059), Mar 25, 2002: Potts KitFox (N139SP), Shoup, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a speed above stall speed, and the resulting inadvertent stall/mush. Factors include the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff when he realized the aircraft's…

## Other reports on N139SP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990919027499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919027499I), Sep 19, 1999: Amtr KITFOXV (N139SP), May, ID, Minor damage. (-23) While performing a series of takeoff's and landing's the pilot performed a full stall landing at a height above the runway greater that he should have…

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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