# Accident 20120812019519A: Dykas Frank J KITFOX SERIES 7, Monroe, MI, August 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2012, 20:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9596° N, 83.4303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9596&lon=-83.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N646FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646FD-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dykas Frank J KITFOX SERIES 7 (registry code 05617Q3, https://openairdocs.org/model/dykas-frank-j-kitfox-series-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DYKAS FRANK J KITFOX SERIES 7
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 65 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA545) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120812019519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LOW ON APPROACH TO A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP.  THE MAIN WHEEL STRUCK POWER LINES THAT ARE 27' HIGH AND 360' FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.   THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD THAT IS BETWEEN THE WIRES AND THE GRASS STRIP COMING TO REST ABOUT 75' SHORT OF THE GRASS STRIP.  THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING FINE AND THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 CEN12LA545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA545), Aug 13, 2012: Dykas Kitfox Series 7 (N646FD), Monroe, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate descent angle flown by the pilot during a final approach for landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a power line.

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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