# Accident 20050831020489A: Norwst FP65PORTFLD, Smithton, MO, August 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2005, 19:30 local time
- Place: Smithton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7072° N, 93.1758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7072&lon=-93.1758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37855, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37855-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Porterfield FP-65 (registry code 6480122, https://openairdocs.org/model/porterfield-fp-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORWST FP65PORTFLD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831020489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT ENTERED A SPIN JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, STRUCK THE GROUND IN VERTICAL ATTITUDE, AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CHI05LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA250), Sep 1, 2005: Porterfield FP-65 (N37855), Sedalia, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and the inadvertent stall/spin resulting in an in-flight loss of control and collision with terrain.

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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