# Accident 20230804020409A: Reich Gordon GLASTAR, Idaho City, ID, August 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2023, 10:10 local time
- Place: Idaho City, ID
- Airport: Idaho City Usfs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8247° N, 115.8422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8247&lon=-115.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reich Gordon GLASTAR (registry code 05615SE, https://openairdocs.org/model/reich-gordon-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1A (registry code 41857, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REICH GORDON GLASTAR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230804020409A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE

ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF IN THE SOUTHWEST BOUND

DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TWO TREES

## 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 WPR23FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA301), Aug 4, 2023: Glasair Glastar (N617G), Idaho City, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N617G (1)

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

- [Accident 20120322003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120322003589A), Mar 22, 2012: Reich Gordon GLASTAR (N617G), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot was taking off runway 12 at eul (Caldwell, ID), during climb out the pilot experienced a severe vibration at about 200 ft AGL. The vibration caused…

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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