# Accident 20140720011649A: Oden Weldon Pat KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER, Blackwell, TX, July 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2014, 20:11 local time
- Place: Blackwell, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1100° N, 100.3997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1100&lon=-100.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ODEN WELDON PAT KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140720011649A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14FA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA377), Jul 20, 2014: Oden Weldon Pat Kitfox IV Speedster (N622P), Blackwell, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control following a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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