# Accident 20180715011259A: Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7, Harrisburg, NY, July 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7669° N, 75.6003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7669&lon=-75.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555HT-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 (registry code 056152Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-alan-l-kitfox-series-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DANIELS ALAN L KITFOX SERIES 7
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011259A

## Narrative

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

07/15/2018 APPROXIMATELY 0900 AM AN EXPERIMENTAL KITFOX AIRCRAFT N555HT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A FIELD IN HARRISBURG, NY CRASH LANDED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE DESTROYED. NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA423), Jul 15, 2018: Daniels Alan L Kitfox Series 7 (N555HT), Lowville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper airspeed during the approach to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N555HT (1)

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

- [Accident 20121018023379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121018023379A), Oct 18, 2012: Daniels Alan L KITFOX SERIES 7 (N555HT), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. On October 18, 2012, N555HT a Kitfox series 7 aircraft originated a 14 CFR part 91 flight from Plymouth, MA (kpym). The flight was being piloted by [privacy…

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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