# Accident 20100523045009A: Hall Thomas KITFOX SPEE, Defiance, OH, May 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Defiance, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7086° N, 84.3747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7086&lon=-84.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hall Thomas K KITFOX SPEEDSTER (registry code 056011U, https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-thomas-k-kitfox-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL DCDI (registry code 55563, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HALL THOMAS KITFOX SPEE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 9 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100523045009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE.  WITNESSES ON THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THE PILOT MADE 3 PASSES OVER THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY NEXT TO WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.  THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT ON THOSE PASSES HE WAS AS LOW AS 10-20 FEET, AND WAS SOMETIMES DOING ABRUPT MANEUVERING.  PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO TAKEN BY THE WITNESSES CORROBORATES WHAT THEY SAW.  AFTER THE 3RD PASS OVER THE PROPERTY, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART THE AREA, BUT DEVELOPED A SINK RATE THAT WAS NOT RECOVERABLE.  HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER, BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO ARREST HIS DESCENT RATE.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT MANNER.   THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLOR, FUSELAGE AND WINGS.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH A BROKEN ARM AND BROKEN VERTEBRAE IN HER BACK.

## 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 CEN10LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA266), May 23, 2010: Hall Thomas K Kitfox Speedster (N211ES), Defiance, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing low-altitude maneuvers.

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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