# Accident 20010811022809A: Dominiak William P KITFOX VIXEN, Byron, NY, August 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: Byron, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0708° N, 78.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0708&lon=-78.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912WD-2002-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dominiak William P KITFOX VIXEN (registry code 05605G2, https://openairdocs.org/model/dominiak-william-p-kitfox-vixen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010811022809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON AUGUST 11, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL, KITFOX VIXEN, N912WD CRASHED IN A FIELD IN BYRON, NEW YORK. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE CIRCLING LOW AND SLOW, WHEN IT ENTERED A SPIN FROM WHICH IT DID NOT RECOVER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC01LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA209), Aug 11, 2001: Dominiak Kitfox (N912WD), Byron, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor in the accident was the physiological impairment of the pilot due to the consumption of alcohol.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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