19990504046439A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Hewitt R O/Hewitt D O KITFOX IV-1200 · Kannapolis, NC · May 4, 1999

Date: May 4, 1999 · 18:39 local
Place: Kannapolis, NC
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N314PG
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA149

N314PGRegistration cancelled May 20, 2015 · Hewitt R O/Hewitt D O KITFOX IV-1200S/N ADU148 · Built 1995 Airframe modelHewitt R O/Hewitt D O KITFOX IV-1200 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)The pilot was flying N314PG approximately 5 feet above the water on lake Kannapolis, headed north towards the bridge crossing the lake. Witnesses heard an increase in engine power and observed the aircraft in a steep climb. The aircraft cleared some trees in front of the bridge stalled, and spun to the left. The aircraft colloded with terrian. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT WAS FLYING N314PG APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE THE WATER ON LAKE KANNAPOLIS, HEADED NORTH TOWARDS THE BRIDGE CROSSING THE LAKE. WITNESSES HEARD AN INCREASE IN ENGINE POWER AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED SOME TREES IN FRONT OF THE BRIDGE STALLED, AND SPUN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT COLLODED WITH TERRIAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA99LA149Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportKannapolis, NCThe failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain airspeed and the inadvertent stall resulting in the uncontrolled descent with terrain. A factor in the accident was the impairment of the pilot by drugs (tetrahydrocannabinol).May 4, 1999 · Destroyed