# Accident 20180526005989A: Devries Wm H KITFOX SPORT, Taghkanic, NY, May 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Taghkanic, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1550° N, 73.6722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1550&lon=-73.6722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47DV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Devries WM H KITFOX SPORT (registry code 05622TP, https://openairdocs.org/model/devries-wm-h-kitfox-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300A (registry code 34804, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEVRIES WM H KITFOX SPORT
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180526005989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (POU) ENROUTE TO GREAT BARRINGTON, MA (GBR).  DURING CRUISE, ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT.  PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD LOCATED TAGHKANIC, NY.  UPON LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN OFF NEAR THE BLADE ROOT.

## 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 ERA18LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA155), May 26, 2018: Devries WM H Kitfox Sport (N47DV), Taghkanic, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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