# Accident 20101027051289A: Donegan Ben KITFOX II, Seguin, TX, October 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2010, 16:30 local time
- Place: Seguin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5053° N, 97.9914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5053&lon=-97.9914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8700T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8700T-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Donegan Benton KITFOX II (registry code 05624GM, https://openairdocs.org/model/donegan-benton-kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DONEGAN BEN KITFOX II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101027051289A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA041), Oct 27, 2010: Donegan Benton Kitfox II (N8700T), Seguin, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel on board and subsequent failure to maintain airplane control following an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.

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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