# Accident 20081124852319A: Hauser KITFOXCLAS4, Boulder, CO, November 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0369° N, 105.2219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0369&lon=-105.2219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4JU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4JU-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hauser U/Hauser J KIT FOX CLASSIC 4 (registry code 05606UI, https://openairdocs.org/model/hauser-u-hauser-j-kit-fox-classic-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAUSER KITFOXCLAS4
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 6 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081124852319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 24 NOVEMBER 2008 APPROXIMATELY 12:30, AT BOULDER COUNTY AIRPORT, N4JU, A KITFOX FOUR.  PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER PROBLEM DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE FO FLIGHT.  DURING THIS SITUATION THE PILOT TEMPTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT RUNWAY AND ON THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING STRUCK A FENCE POST AND FUELED POURED OUT OF THE WING ON TO THE PILOT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 25 YARDS FROM INITIAL IMPACT.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTS BEFORE IT BURSTED IN TO FLAMES.  THE PILOT HAD FUEL IN HIS EYES AND WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED IN THE POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN09LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA075), Nov 24, 2008: Hauser U/Hauser J KIT FOX CL (N4JU), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine thrust due to the pilot's inadvertent activation of the propeller controls. Contributing to the accident were the non-standard propeller controls and the pilot's lack of experience…

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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