# Accident 20140523007729A: Olson Darrell D KITFOX II, Helena, MT, May 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6058° N, 111.9892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6058&lon=-111.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514DL-2015-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Olson Darrell D KITFOX II (registry code 05625ML, https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-darrell-d-kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLSON DARRELL D KITFOX II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,368 total, 23 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140523007729A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/23/2014 N514DL DEPARTED HELENA AT APPROXIAMTELY 1912Z AND ENTERED VFR CLOSED TRAFFIC TO THE GRASS STRIP.  ON THE FOURTH CLOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN N514DL ADVISED HE WOULD MAKE A FULL STOP.  N514DL TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1727Z FOR A FULL STOP AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 WPR14CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA214), May 23, 2014: Olson Kitfox II (N514DL), Helena, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

## Other reports on N514DL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951224042399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951224042399I), Dec 24, 1995: Amtrdf KITFOX (N514DL), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: on 12-24-95 at 0945 MST a Kitfox owned by darrell d. olson experienced a failure of the right landing gear brace during a dual instructional flight.…

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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