# Accident 20240702009499A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS, Scappoose, OR, July 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Scappoose, OR
- Airport: Scappoose Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0000° N, 122.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0000&lon=-122.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N725FA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12IS (registry code 06001B1, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240702009499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OF FROM GROVE FIELD (1W1) IN CAMAS WASHINGTON AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT DIRECT TO SCAPPOOSE AIRPORT (SPB) WHERE HE APPEARED TO BE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT TOOK A SHORT BREAK AT THE FBO THEN ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 15 IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY FEET AND ENTERED A STALL/SPIN, VERTICALLY IMPACTING THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 15 AND THE EAST TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE EAST TAXIWAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.

## 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 WPR24LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA228), Jul 2, 2024: Vans RV-12IS (N725FA), Scappoose, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to remove the seat belt used as a flight control lock from the right control stick before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control, an aerodynamic stall, and a collision with…

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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