# NTSB CEN25LA233: ICP Savannah S, N5000S, Slaughter, LA, July 1, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 30, 2025, 19:32 local (Jul 1, 2025, 00:32 UTC)
- Place: Slaughter, LA
- Coordinates: 30.727101, -91.148551
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7271&lon=-91.1486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA233
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200467/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA233

## Preliminary report

On June 30, 2025, about 1932 central daylight time an I.C.P. Srl Savannah S light sport airplane, N5000S was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Slaughter, LA. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to the pilot, prior to the accident flight, the flap position indicator failed to function. The pilot said that immediately after takeoff, the flaps would retract, and he was unable to lower them for landing. When he tested the flaps on the ground, they would work. On the morning of the accident, the pilot performed maintenance on the flap motor and determined that the flap potentiometer was secure. He adjusted the alignment of the flaps using a rigging protractor. After the maintenance was performed, the flaps were able to be lowered and raised between 0°, 15°, and 30°. The flap indicator also displayed proper flap position. The pilot reported that he wanted to check the flaps while flying, so he taxied to runway 36 at Magnolia Airpark (LS77) in Slaughter, Louisiana, set the flaps to 15° for a normal takeoff, added full throttle, right rudder, and departed the runway. Immediately after the airplane became airborne, the nose pitched up steeply, the airplane veered to the left, and it would not climb. The pilot lowered the nose of the airplane and turned the airplane back toward the runway. The airplane stalled about 10 ft above the ground and then impacted a child’s play structure. The wings, fuselage, and empennage sustained substantial damage. The airplane was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [ICP SAVANNAH S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=060002E), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5000S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5000S), registered now, S/N 11-10-54-0124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ICP SRL SAVANNAH S
- Registry model: [ICP SAVANNAH S](https://openairdocs.org/model/icp-savannah-s) (registry code 060002E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 11-10-54-0124
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: LS77, Magnolia Airpark, runway 36, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: KBTR, 11 nm away
- METAR: KBTR 302353Z 16011KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3003

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250630012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250630012589A), Jun 30, 2025: Icp Srl SAVANNAH S, Slaughter, LA, Destroyed. A light sport aircraft (LSA), model Savannah S, departed the Magnolia Airpark (LS77) in Slaughter, LA. The pilot stated in an interview that he set the flaps,…

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.

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