Murphy Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Murphy, Idaho 83650
Tuesady, October 28, 2014 14:30 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On October 28, 2014, about 1430 mountain daylight time (MDT), an experimental-Steven J. Henry, Just Aircraft Superstol, N682SC, experienced a loss of engine power during takeoff from the Murphy Airport, Murphy, Idaho. The pilot initiated a forced landing on a dirt road where during the landing roll, the airplane collided with a fence and nosed over. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage to the tail and fuselage. The local personal flight was departing with a planned destination of Nampa, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane was recovered for further examination.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/28/2014
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1430
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Murphy
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83650
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 431259N
Event Location Longitude 1163256W
Event Location Airport MURPHY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 1U3
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 319
Airport Elevation 2855
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2053 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 32
Weather Observation Facility ID KBOI
Elevation of weather observation facility 2868
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 25
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 15
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.17
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KBOI 282053Z 15010KT 10SM CLR 15/M03 A3017 R
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source FAA NWM Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 4 2014 6:17PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N682SC
NTSB Number WPR15LA029
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name HENRY STEVEN J
Aircraft Model JUST ACFT SUPERSTOL
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number JA287-02-13
Certified Max Gross Weight 1320
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Conditional
Date of Last Inspection May 31 2014 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name HENRY STEVEN J
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City NAMPA
Aircraft Owner State ID
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 836868650
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name HENRY STEVEN J
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City NAMPA
Operator State ID
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 836868650
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 1U3
Departure City Murphy
Departure State ID
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code MAN
Destination City NAMPA
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 4 2014 6:17PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 12
Runway Length 2500
Runway Width 45
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --