Amateur-built SA-300 accident near Bountiful, Utah, May 27, 1997
On May 27, 1997 at about 7:30 am local time, a amateur-built SA-300, registered N1923S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful Skypark 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 failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Related factors include: an area of standing water on a portion of the runway, and soft terrain just off the edge of the runway.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 27, 1997 · about 7:30 am local time
- Place
- Bountiful, Utah · Bountiful Skypark · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built SA-300
- Registration
- N1923S · registry record · serial 132
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was on his first solo flight after receiving his tailwheel/conventional endorsement earlier on the same day. During the landing roll, he allowed his experimental biplane to move toward the right side of the runway, where its right main gear encountered standing water. The aircraft was pulled further to the right by the resistance of the right main tire passing through the water, and the aircraft ultimately exited the right side of the runway. After departing the runway, the aircraft entered an area of soft terrain, resulting in a nose-over.
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: 283 hours in all; 38 in this make and model; 31 in the last 90 days; 19 in the last 30 days; 230 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,039 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 2, 1996; 43 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-435-C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BTF at 4:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 4,700 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1923S the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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