# Accident 20180209002199A: Baker Victor R KITFOX SERIES 7, Carson City, NV, February 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1922° N, 119.7325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1922&lon=-119.7325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377KJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAKER VICTOR R KITFOX SERIES 7
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,320 total, 100 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180209002199A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS RECEIVING TAIL WHEEL INSTRUCTION FROM CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND TRANSITION INTO THIS NEW AIRCRAFT.  THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE OWNER REQUESTED ?HANDS ON? DURING THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY 27.  THE CFI STATED THE TAKE-OFF THRU INITIAL LIFTOFF APPEARED NORMAL, BUT JUST AFTER THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, THEN NOTED A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT JUST OFF THE GROUND, THEN BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND DITCH. THEN COMING TO REST HEADING EAST JUST ON THE EDGE OF TAXIWAY BRAVO.

## 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 GAA18CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA125), Feb 9, 2018: Baker Victor R Kitfox (N377KJ), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-receiving-instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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