# Accident 20140702010439A: Wiley Kenneth KITFOX IV, Sprague, WA, July 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2014, 20:20 local time
- Place: Sprague, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3044° N, 117.9617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3044&lon=-117.9617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5KW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5KW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wiley Kenneth KITFOX IV (registry code 05625E8, https://openairdocs.org/model/wiley-kenneth-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILEY KENNETH KITFOX IV
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140702010439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA279), Jul 3, 2014: Wiley Kitfox IV (N5KW), Sprague, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from powerlines during the landing approach resulting in a collision.

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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