Amateur-built KITFOX SS7 accident near Yellow Pine, Idaho, June 13, 2025
On June 13, 2025 at about 3:30 pm local time, a 2020 amateur-built KITFOX SS7, registered N84FS, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Yellow Pine, Idaho (Krassel Usfs airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's excessive application of the airplane’s wheel brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 2025 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Yellow Pine, Idaho · Krassel Usfs · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built KITFOX SS7, built 2020
- Registration
- N84FS · registry record · serial 001
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that the airplane’s approach speed was faster than he expected, and the airplane landed further down the runway than he anticipated. The pilot was concerned with the limited amount of runway remaining during the landing roll and he applied an increasing amount of force to the brakes to stop the airplane. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and wing lift struts. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Nose over/nose down during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Surface speed/braking › Incorrect use/operation
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,372 hours in all; 277 in this make and model; 1,372 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 1, 2023
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: condition inspection, May 7, 2025; 7 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,550 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912is (piston); 334 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3U2 Johnson Creek ID at 2:05 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17/3, 1,500 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 59°F (15°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observation at 8:51 am from KMYL, 16 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KMYL 131451Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 15/06 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP095 T01500056 50003
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 3 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – View of accident airplane at accident site
Photograph 2 – View of accident airplane at accident site
Photograph 3 - View of accident airplane at accident siteThe NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on August 7, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 12 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Investigative Photographs | PDF, 4 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Other NTSB records under N84FS the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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