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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wiley Kenneth KITFOX IV · Sprague, WA · July 2, 2014

Date
July 2, 2014 · 20:20 local
Place
Sprague, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5KW
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14CA279
Reported as
Wiley Kenneth Kitfox IV
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he was taxiing the aircraft and became airborne. He made several attempts at landing and flew to his sisters residence to attempt to land. On the approach he struck power transmission lines that caused the aircraft to crash.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT AND BECAME AIRBORNE. HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT LANDING AND FLEW TO HIS SISTERS RESIDENCE TO ATTEMPT TO LAND. ON THE APPROACH HE STRUCK POWER TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.