# Accident 20120612012649A: Bowles Chris KITFOX 5, Jonesville, KY, June 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2012, 09:50 local time
- Place: Jonesville, KY
- Airport: Owen Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6228° N, 84.7789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6228&lon=-84.7789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N903XC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N903XC-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bowles Chris KITFOX 5 (registry code 05627G5, https://openairdocs.org/model/bowles-chris-kitfox-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOWLES CHRIS KITFOX 5
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120612012649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 TO THE LEFT.  AIRCRAFT ENDED UP APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT FACING THE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF.

## 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 ERA12CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA392), Jun 12, 2012: Bowles Chris Kitfox 5 (N903XC), Owenton, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper airspeed during takeoff, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was…

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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