# Accident 20080126010339A: Philli FLIGHTBIKE, Valley Center, KS, January 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2008, 13:50 local time
- Place: Valley Center, KS
- Airport: High Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8325° N, 97.3700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8325&lon=-97.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31559, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31559-2008-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phillips Kenneth G FLITE BIKE (registry code 05622TK, https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-kenneth-g-flite-bike) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHILLI FLIGHTBIKE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080126010339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 26 JANUARY 2008 AT 1350 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF N31559, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING HARRISON FIELD (PRIVATE AIRPORT) TO THE NORTH. BRIEFLY AFTER TAKE OFF WHILE IN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO SLOW DOWN, AND CONTINUE THE LEFT TURN CRASHED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE IN THE OFF POSITION. THE AIRMAN HAS ADMITTED TO FORGETTING TO TURN THEM ON BEFORE TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN08LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA053), Jan 26, 2008: Phillips Flite Bike (N31559), Valley Center, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an emergency descent resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to turn on the fuel tank valve…

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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