# NTSB WPR24LA113: Kitfox S7 Super Sport, N295P, Asotin, WA, March 16, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: March 16, 2024, 12:09 local (19:09 UTC)
- Place: Asotin, WA · Wreckage in water
- Coordinates: 46.086313, -116.98281 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0863&lon=-116.9828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA-FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA113
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193956/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193956
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA113

## Probable cause

Pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during low altitude flying.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [295p S7 SUPER SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=05641KX), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: wire](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition (probable cause); cases with it: [295p S7 SUPER SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md?model=05641KX), [All aircraft, 588 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022032/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [295p S7 SUPER SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=05641KX), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [295p S7 SUPER SPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=05641KX), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that while maneuvering in a canyon over a river, the airplane collided with an unmarked powerline. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the water and both occupants exited before the airplane sank. The airplane was not recovered from the river and was presumed substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N295P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N295P), registered now, S/N KA19305429, built 2023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Kitfox S7 Super Sport
- Registry model: [295p S7 SUPER SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/295p-s7-super-sport) (registry code 05641KX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: KA19305429
- Year built: 2023
- Airframe hours: 98
- Engines: Rotax 916iS 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: 295p LLC
- Registered owner: 295p LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: LWS, Lewiston, ID
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Satellite tracking device, Electronic primary flight display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 23, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 704 total, 704 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 30.16 inHg
- Observed at: KLWS, 17 nm away
- METAR: METAR KLWS 161856Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3016

## 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 20240316003569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240316003569A), Mar 16, 2024: 295p LLC S7 SUPER SPORT, Asotin, WA, Substantial damage. Sightseeing flight over the snake river struck power lines going across the river. Aircraft fell into the river. Both occupants managed to extricate themselves…

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 31, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193956. 2.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16937653&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR24LA113%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf

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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