# Accident 20140901023159A: Lorenz Stephen KITFOX - SERIES 5, Greene, NY, September 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2014, 12:15 local time
- Place: Greene, NY
- Airport: Greene
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2986° N, 75.7928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2986&lon=-75.7928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94SL-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lorenz Stephen KITFOX - SERIES 5 (registry code 05606PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/lorenz-stephen-kitfox-series-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LORENZ STEPHEN KITFOX - SERIES 5
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR NSI PROPULSION SYS - SUBURU
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA418) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140901023159A

## Narrative

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

AFTER MAKING SEVERAL HIGH SPEED TAXIS ON THE GRASS RUNWAY, THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED TO PROCEED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND TAKEOFF. WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE SOUND OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE AS HAVING A SURGING CHARACTERISTIC. SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP BANK TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN LEVELED, CLIMBING VERY SLOWLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO BANK SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND DESCEND INTO A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD BY WITNESSES, FOLLOWED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY THE SIGHT OF A RISING PLUME OF SMOKE. WITNESSES PROCEEDED TO THE CRASH SITE AND ASSISTED THE PILOT FROM THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 ERA14LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA418), Sep 1, 2014: Lorenz Stephen Kitfox   Series 5 (N94SL), Greene, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an exceedance of the wing’s critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to…

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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