Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7 N7075Z

Summary

On 7 September 2013 at about 17:00 local time, a Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7 registered N7075Z was involved in an accident near Cascade, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 September 2013 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cascade, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

45.1514, -114.9922

Aircraft

Scheel Stanley K KITFOX-SERIES 7

Registration

N7075Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nampa → Cascade

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA401

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in a touchdown short of the  runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a  landing at a remote dirt airstrip,  while on short final, the airplane encountered a downdraft which resulted in a  touchdown short of the runway. After impact the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage frame, the rudder, vertical stabilizer, and the engine mounts. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.