# Accident 20240316003569A: 295p LLC S7 SUPER SPORT, Asotin, WA, March 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2024, 11:55 local time
- Place: Asotin, WA
- Airport: Hawks Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0863° N, 116.9828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0863&lon=-116.9828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N295P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N295P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: 295p S7 SUPER SPORT (registry code 05641KX, https://openairdocs.org/model/295p-s7-super-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 295P LLC S7 SUPER SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 916 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 704 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240316003569A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OVER THE SNAKE RIVER STRUCK POWER LINES GOING ACROSS THE RIVER. AIRCRAFT FELL INTO THE RIVER. BOTH OCCUPANTS MANAGED TO EXTRICATE THEMSELVES WITH INJURIES.

ACTUAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE ASSESSMENT NOT POSSIBLE AS IT WAS SUBMERGED IN A DEEP AND SWIFT PART OF THE RIVER AND NOT RECOVERED.

## 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 WPR24LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA113), Mar 16, 2024: Kitfox S7 Super Sport (N295P), Asotin, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during low altitude flying.

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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