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FAA accident report · Amtr Kitfox · Dubre, KY · April 18, 2009

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Date
April 18, 2009 · 16:33 local
Place
Dubre, KY
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N191KF
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09LA250
Reported as
Amtr Kitfox
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
507 total48 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N191KFRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2013 · Gladstone Charles T JR KITFOX SPEEDSTERS/N 1BS065 · Built 1996Airframe modelGladstone Charles T JR KITFOX SPEEDSTEREngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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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 April 18, 2009, at 1633 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built, gladstone Kitfox, N191KF, registered to a private owner, operating as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight, collided with the ground while maneuvering near edmonton, Kentucky. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage and the private pilot was killed. The flight originated from a private farm in burkesville, Kentucky, at an undetermined time. A witness stated he heard an airplane approaching his house. The airplane was about 200 feet above the trees. It made a left turn next to a creek and reversed its course flying back towards burkesville. The left wing of the airplane was perpendicular to the ground and the speed of the airplane appeared to be slow. The airplane continued in the steep left turn, reversed its course in a nose down attitude, and came to rest upright. The witness stated the engine "sounded good and smooth".

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 18, 2009, AT 1633 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT, GLADSTONE KITFOX, N191KF, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR EDMONTON, KENTUCKY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE FARM IN BURKESVILLE, KENTUCKY, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. A WITNESS STATED HE HEARD AN AIRPLANE APPROACHING HIS HOUSE. THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE TREES. IT MADE A LEFT TURN NEXT TO A CREEK AND REVERSED ITS COURSE FLYING BACK TOWARDS BURKESVILLE. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND AND THE SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO BE SLOW. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN THE STEEP LEFT TURN, REVERSED ITS COURSE IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. THE WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE "SOUNDED GOOD AND SMOOTH".

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 ERA09LA250Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDubre, KYThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Apr 18, 2009 · Substantial damage