# Accident 20180809010729A: Deal Lawrence KITFOX-SUPER SPORT, Freehold, NY, August 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2018, 19:00 local time
- Place: Freehold, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3167° N, 74.2667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3167&lon=-74.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Deal Lawrence KITFOX-SUPER SPORT (registry code 05629IG, https://openairdocs.org/model/deal-lawrence-kitfox-super-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEAL LAWRENCE KITFOX-SUPER SPORT
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA515) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180809010729A

## Narrative

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

DURING LEVEL FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS USING MORE FUEL THAN PLANNED AND ATTEMPED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOR FUEL ON A WET FIELD, THE MAIN GEAR SUNK INTO THE WET GROUND, AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S BACK WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA515), Aug 9, 2018: Dell Lawrence Kitfox (N26LD), Hunter, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel management, which necessitated an off-airport precautionary landing, and his failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll on rough terrain.

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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