Davis STARSHIP ALPHA N5531N
24 July 1987 · Burley, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 July 1987 at about 12:08 local time, a Davis STARSHIP ALPHA registered N5531N was involved in an accident near Burley, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burley, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Burley (BYI)
- Coordinates
- 42.3908, -113.7798
- Aircraft
- Davis STARSHIP ALPHA
- Registration
- N5531N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Blackfoot
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- SEA87LA146
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL. DUE TO OBSTACLES IN THE PILOT'S FLIGHT PATH LANDING HAD TO BE MADE IN A RIVER WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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