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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Donegan Ben KITFOX II · Seguin, TX · October 27, 2010

Date
October 27, 2010 · 16:30 local
Place
Seguin, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8700T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11LA041
Reported as
Donegan Ben Kitfox II
Reported engine
ROTAX 582UL
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Eye witnesses on the ground stated they watched aircraft take off and shortly there after aircraft banked hard right then did two spins and hit the ground nose first.

As the FAA filed it

EYE WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THEY WATCHED AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER AIRCRAFT BANKED HARD RIGHT THEN DID TWO SPINS AND HIT THE GROUND NOSE FIRST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.