# Accident 20130727014639A: Dean David E KITFOX CLASSIC 4, Grinnell, IA, July 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2013, 07:15 local time
- Place: Grinnell, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7405° N, 92.7210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7405&lon=-92.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dean David E KITFOX CLASSIC 4 (registry code 056294W, https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-david-e-kitfox-classic-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEAN DAVID E KITFOX CLASSIC 4
- Reported engine: ROTEC R2800
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 45 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130727014639A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS LANDING AT HIS HOME AIRPORT AFTER A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT.   AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN THE ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND THEN TURNED OVER ON ITS TOP WHILE REMAINING ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRMAN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 CEN13CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA449), Jul 27, 2013: Dean David E Kitfox Classic 4 (N84SD), Grinnell, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind.

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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