# Accident 20161001016119A: Drake KITFOX SPEEDSTER, Jennings, LA, October 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Jennings, LA
- Airport: Jennings
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2422° N, 92.6714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2422&lon=-92.6714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157D-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Drake KITFOX SPEEDSTER (registry code 059003K, https://openairdocs.org/model/drake-kitfox-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRAKE KITFOX SPEEDSTER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 399 total, 115 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001016119A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING NORTH ON GRASS RUNWAY 35.

THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT 700 FT.

1100 FEET DOWN THE RUMWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75FT AGL THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING DIPPED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL AND YAW LEFT THEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND YAWED RIGHT LOOSING ALTITUDE AND IMPACTING THE GROUND 90 DEGREES EAST OF DEPARTED HEADING, APPROXIMATELY 1140 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE POINT ON RUNWAY 35.

## 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 CEN17LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA001), Oct 1, 2016: Drake Kitfox Speedster (N157D), Jennings, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and subsequent aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N157D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150226003779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150226003779I), Feb 26, 2015: Drake KITFOX SPEEDSTER (N157D), Sicily Island, LA, Minor damage. N157D, on 26 feb 2017, experienced left MLG collapse due to failure of bungy chord after landing on a private grass strip near Sicily Island, LA. This chord…

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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