Icp SRL SAVANNAH S accident near Slaughter, Louisiana, July 1, 2025
On July 1, 2025, a Icp SRL SAVANNAH S, registered N5000S, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Slaughter, Louisiana (Magnolia Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 1, 2025
- Place
- Slaughter, Louisiana · Magnolia Airpark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Icp SRL SAVANNAH S · all SAVANNAH Ss on the register
- Registration
- N5000S · registry record · serial 11-10-54-0124
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
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
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) during takeoff defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Runway 36, 3,000 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from KBTR, 11 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KBTR 302353Z 16011KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3003
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN25LA233.