What happened
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On July 20, 2014, at approximately 1830 CDT, a Kitfox speedster bearing registration number N622P, with no registration, impacted the ground at a high angle 4.5 miles northwest of Blackwell, Texas in a rural area. The aircraft was being operated on a pleasure flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from a private field near the accident site.
At 1732 CDT, the nolan county sheriff's office received a call in reference to a missing aircraft in southern nolan county. Family members reported the pilot had taken off in a single engine aircraft from a private air field at approximately 1200 CDT and had not returned. A search of the area near the private air field was conducted and the single engine aircraft was located a short distance from the airfield. The pilot was the only occupant in the aircraft at the time of the crash.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 20, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT, A KITFOX SPEEDSTER BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N622P, WITH NO REGISTRATION, IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE 4.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLACKWELL, TEXAS IN A RURAL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE FIELD NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE.
AT 1732 CDT, THE NOLAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL IN REFERENCE TO A MISSING AIRCRAFT IN SOUTHERN NOLAN COUNTY. FAMILY MEMBERS REPORTED THE PILOT HAD TAKEN OFF IN A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT FROM A PRIVATE AIR FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT AND HAD NOT RETURNED. A SEARCH OF THE AREA NEAR THE PRIVATE AIR FIELD WAS CONDUCTED AND THE SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE AIRFIELD. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE 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.