What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 19, 2008 approximately 1315 hours local time N7530L, an ultralight america SPITFIRE2 serial no. 15532 crashed near the Kamiah, ID airport (S73) following an inflight engine failure. The aircraft, with the pilot and one passenger privacy data omitted had just departed S73 when an RPM loss of approximately 200 RPM was noted during the climb-out shorlty followed by a complete engine failure, at this time the aircraft was at least half way down the runway, altitude unknown the pilot stated he then made a left turn in an attempt to return to the runway but realized he would not make it back to the runway. He then made a right turn to land in an open field. He further stated, close to the ground he applied aft elevator to arrest the rate of descent and probably stalled, hit the ground hard, bounced and came to rest inverted with minor injuries to himself and the passenger. The aircraft was substantially damaged with a bent main tube, crumpled rt wing, damaged lt landing gear, and demolished cabin area. No pre or post-crash fire was noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 19, 2008 APPROXIMATELY 1315 HOURS LOCAL TIME N7530L, AN ULTRALIGHT AMERICA SPITFIRE2 SERIAL NO. 15532 CRASHED NEAR THE KAMIAH, ID AIRPORT (S73) FOLLOWING AN INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD JUST DEPARTED S73 WHEN AN RPM LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 200 RPM WAS NOTED DURING THE CLIMB-OUT SHORLTY FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT LEAST HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, ALTITUDE UNKNOWN THE PILOT STATED HE THEN MADE A LEFT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY BUT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE THEN MADE A RIGHT TURN TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. HE FURTHER STATED, CLOSE TO THE GROUND HE APPLIED AFT ELEVATOR TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT AND PROBABLY STALLED, HIT THE GROUND HARD, BOUNCED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH MINOR INJURIES TO HIMSELF AND THE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH A BENT MAIN TUBE, CRUMPLED RT WING, DAMAGED LT LANDING GEAR, AND DEMOLISHED CABIN AREA. NO PRE OR POST-CRASH FIRE WAS NOTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.