# Accident 20180603015329A: Mason Hal J KITFOX MODEL 1, Salem, OR, June 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2018, 18:15 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Airport: Blue Skies Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9667° N, 122.9233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9667&lon=-122.9233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N375KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375KF-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mason Hal J KITFOX MODEL 1 (registry code 0562866, https://openairdocs.org/model/mason-hal-j-kitfox-model-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: HKS 700E (registry code 33777, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MASON HAL J KITFOX MODEL 1
- Reported engine: HKS 700E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180603015329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WNW OF THE APPROACH END RUNWAY 01 AT OR87 INVERTED AND ORIENTED ESE. AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED A TREE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL AND 75 FEET EAST OF THE SITE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

## 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 ANC18FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA041), Jun 4, 2018: Mason Hal J Kitfox Model 1 (N375KF), Salem, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper decision to operate an airplane for which he was not endorsed to fly solo and in which he had limited experience or training, and his subsequent loss of airplane control…

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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