# Accident 20090907049709A: Hebert Pete KITFOX SPEE, Morrisville, VT, September 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2009, 16:55 local time
- Place: Morrisville, VT
- Airport: Kmul
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5344° N, 72.6139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5344&lon=-72.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43KA-2010-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hebert Peter J KITFOX SPEEDSTER (registry code 05626EZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hebert-peter-j-kitfox-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEBERT PETE KITFOX SPEE
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 508 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA509) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090907049709A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT 150-200 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCE A PARTIAL POWER LOSS.  THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT TURN TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT, WHERE THE ENGINE QUIT ENTIRELY.  WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY STALL/SPIN INTO THE GROUND, IMPACTING A NEAR 90 DEGREE ANGLE.  ENGINE IS STORED AT MVL FOR EXAMINATION BY NTSB, OR FAA, AS APPROPRIATE.

## 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 ERA09LA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA509), Sep 7, 2009: Hebert Kitfox Speedster (N43KA), Morrisville, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N43KA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070616015729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070616015729I), Jun 16, 2007: Amtr KITFOXSPEEDS (N43KA), Fairfax, VT, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted], pilot in command of Kitfox 43KA, made an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft lost power due to fuel depletion.…

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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