# Accident 20130414005569A: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200, Treasure Coast, FL, April 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2013, 08:00 local time
- Place: Treasure Coast, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2381° N, 80.4753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2381&lon=-80.4753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117S-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200 (registry code 05624B1, https://openairdocs.org/model/schoonover-john-d-kit-fox-iv-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHOONOVER JOHN D KIT FOX IV 1200
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130414005569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSEDOWN AND STAYED IN THAT POSITION. WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW ON A CLOSE DOWNWIND GOING IN AND OUT OF LOW CLOUDS. NEXT THE PILOT MADE A VERY STEEP TURN TO FINAL AT APROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND WENT STRAIGHT DOWN VERTICAL.

## 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 ERA13FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA201), Apr 14, 2013: Schoonover John D KIT FOX IV 1200 (N117S), St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to final, which resulted in an exceedance of the wing’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to…

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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