# Accident 20200712012179A: Miller Frank C/O Etg KITFOX SPORT, Rand, CO, July 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2020, 09:35 local time
- Place: Rand, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5433° N, 106.1939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5433&lon=-106.1939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702KS-2021-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Frank C/O ETG KITFOX SPORT (registry code 05614JZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-frank-c-o-etg-kitfox-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLER FRANK C/O ETG KITFOX SPORT
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 375 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200712012179A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/12/2020 AT 09:35 MDT, N702KS A KIT FOX 7 SPORT AIRCRAFT, WAS DESTROYED AFTER TAKE OFF FROM A BLM ROAD PARALLEL TO JACKSON COUNTY ROAD 21 NEAR RAND, COLORADO. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN20CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA277), Jul 12, 2020: Kitfox Kitfox Sport (N702KS), Rand, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The encounter with the downdrafts during the attempted takeoff, which resulted in decreased airplane's climb performance and subsequent impact with 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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