# Accident 20140708010819A: Delconte Emidio J KITFOX SERIES V, Wallowa, OR, July 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2014, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wallowa, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5700° N, 117.5281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5700&lon=-117.5281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Delconte Emidio J KITFOX SERIES V (registry code 05631U7, https://openairdocs.org/model/delconte-emidio-j-kitfox-series-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-J2B (registry code 42050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-j2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DELCONTE EMIDIO J KITFOX SERIES V
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-J2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,039 total, 170 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140708010819A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, WHEEL STRUCK MUD HOLE AND AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.  PILOT RECIEVED MINOR CUTS TO HEAD.

## 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 WPR14CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA291), Jul 8, 2014: Delconte Emidio J Kitfox Series V (N68KF), Cove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff when the airplane encountered standing water on the airstrip.

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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