# Accident 20170904024739A: Kitfox S7 SUPERSPORT, Kanab, UT, September 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2017, 13:10 local time
- Place: Kanab, UT
- Airport: Kanab
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0106° N, 112.5314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0106&lon=-112.5314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N682PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N682PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jeff Jardine KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT (registry code 05632S0, https://openairdocs.org/model/jeff-jardine-kitfox-s7-supersport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 658 total, 128 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA517) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170904024739A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN TO LAND WITH A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF CRAB DURING TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT WENT TO LEFT END OF RUNWAY QUICKLY. ADDED POWER AND LIFTED OFF, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OFF RUNWAY WITH NOT ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB AND SETTLED INTO BRUSH. PILOT REDUCED POWER, WING DIPPED AND CAUGHT BRUSH AND SPUN AIRCRAFT BACKWARDS. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT TO INJURIES. NO FIRE.

## 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 GAA17CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA517), Sep 4, 2017: Jeff Jardine Kitfox S7 Supersport (N682PS), Kanab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the airplane’s subsequent failure to attain a climb rate during an attempted go-around in high-density altitude conditions.

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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