20090523008959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Kitfox · Apple Valley, CA · May 23, 2009

Date: May 23, 2009 · 07:45 local
Place: Apple Valley, CA
Airport: Apple Valley
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N781VP
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA264
Reported as: Amtr Kitfox
Reported engine: SUBARU
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N781VPRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Polit Virgil Edouard KITFOX SER 5 OUTBACKS/N S9701-0203 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPolit Virgil Edouard KITFOX SER 5 OUTBACK Engine modelSubaru ALL MDLS A/B4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot flying an experimental Kitfox outback, departed Apple airport (apv). Witnesses stated aircraft was flying extremely low (approximately 200 feet) then banked sharply left and nosed into the terrain. Pilot was fatally injured. Aircraft destroyed, winds were gusing 20-30 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT FLYING AN EXPERIMENTAL KITFOX OUTBACK, DEPARTED APPLE AIRPORT (APV). WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING EXTREMELY LOW (APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET) THEN BANKED SHARPLY LEFT AND NOSED INTO THE TERRAIN. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED, WINDS WERE GUSING 20-30 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR09LA264Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportApple Valley, CAThe pilot's loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons while maneuvering at low altitude.May 23, 2009 · Substantial damage