# Accident 20120903017859A: Skykits USA Corp SAVANNAH ADV, Murtaugh, ID, September 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2012, 20:35 local time
- Place: Murtaugh, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2386° N, 114.1608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2386&lon=-114.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9764J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9764J-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skykits USA SAVANNAH ADV (registry code 060002D, https://openairdocs.org/model/skykits-usa-savannah-adv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKYKITS USA CORP SAVANNAH ADV
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120903017859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ENTERING A STALL-SPIN WHILE MANUEVERING SEARCHING FOR LIVESTOCK.

## 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 WPR12FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA395), Sep 3, 2012: Skykits USA Savannah ADV (N9764J), Murtaugh, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at or above the airplane's maximum ceiling, which resulted in a stall and a subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to…

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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