20021112034329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr KITFOX III · Littlerock, AR · November 12, 2002

Date
November 12, 2002 · 16:10 local
Place
Littlerock, AR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5278U
Reported as
Amtr Kitfoxiii
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 13, 2002, at 1610 CST, a larson Kitfox iii, experimental homebuilt airplane, N5278U, was destroyed upon impact with the ground following a loss of control during an inadvertent takeoff from a private airstrip (pumpkin patch) near little rock, Arkansas. The airplane was owned and operated by a private individual under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight was originating at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2002, AT 1610 CST, A LARSON KITFOX III, EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N5278U, WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AN INADVERTENT TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (PUMPKIN PATCH) NEAR LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.