Amateur-built JODEL F-11 accident near Inkom, Idaho, November 13, 1983
On November 13, 1983 at about 6:06 pm local time, a amateur-built JODEL F-11, registered N49842, was destroyed in an accident near Inkom, Idaho. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 13, 1983 · about 6:06 pm local time
- Place
- Inkom, Idaho · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built JODEL F-11
- Registration
- N49842 · no longer on the register · serial 6277
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING ATTEMPT AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE IN CRUISE FLT. IT STARTED AND STOPPED AND STARTED A 2ND TIME BUT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN FLT. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD A HAYFIELDFOR LANDING. THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. THINKING HE HAD ENOUGH ALTITUDE HE DID NOT TRY A RESTART. AS HE CAME OVER A BLUFFTHE ACFT DROPPED AND HIT THE GROUND BEFORE REACHING THE FIELD. THE ACFT LANDED IN AN AREA OF ROUGHNESS AND OBSTRUCTIONS.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 99 hours in all; 76 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 68 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 110 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 20, 1983; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,300 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-C1B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PIH Pocatello ID at 5:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 43°F (6°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from PIH, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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