# Accident 20200526020499A: Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER, Georgetown, TX, May 26, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2020, 10:15 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6789° N, 97.6800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6789&lon=-97.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N580LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howes Fred M KITFOX SPEEDSTER (registry code 05626P1, https://openairdocs.org/model/howes-fred-m-kitfox-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWES FRED M KITFOX SPEEDSTER
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 33 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200526020499A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 26, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 HOURS, A FRED HOWES KITFOX SPEEDSTAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED ON RUNWAY 36 AT GTU AIRPORT WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO.   VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, PRIVATE RATED, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN GTU ON 05/26/2020 AT 10:00 HOURS AND CRASHED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER.

## 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 CEN20CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA196), May 26, 2020: Denney Kitfox Speedster (N580LD), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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