Amateur-built KIT FOX MODEL accident near Slate Creek, Idaho, February 7, 2016
On February 7, 2016 at about 9:45 pm local time, a 1991 amateur-built KIT FOX MODEL, registered N6394R, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Slate Creek, Idaho (Pittsburg Landing 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 left main landing gear forward gear tube collapsed during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 7, 2016 · about 9:45 pm local time
- Place
- Slate Creek, Idaho · Pittsburg Landing · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built KIT FOX MODEL IV, built 1991
- Registration
- N6394R · registry record · serial 1523AF
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the left main landing gear slowly collapsed forward. During a postaccident examination of the airframe by the pilot it was revealed that the left main landing forward gear tube had collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the landing gear mounting bracket. Photographs provided by the pilot substantiated that the landing gear had collapsed forward.
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
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main landing gear › Failure
Pilot
- Certificate: sport pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 314 hours in all; 301 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 286 as pilot in command; 28 on instruments
- Last flight review: November 7, 2014
- Medical certificate: Sport Pilot
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 676.4 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, January 11, 2016
- Maximum gross weight: 1,200 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912UL (piston); 778 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NoID Imnaha OR at 9:15 pm
- Destination: None Slate Creek ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 850 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 43°F (6°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.56 inHg
- Observation at 9:55 pm from KGIC, 24 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on April 26, 2016. 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, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Accident Photos (Courtesy of Pilot) | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
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