# Accident 20210111003219A: Vineland, NJ, January 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2021, 12:54 local time
- Place: Vineland, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4862° N, 75.0257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vineland, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4862&lon=-75.0257&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210111003219A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 11, 2021, INSPECTORS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A FATAL ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON APPROACH TO VINELAND-DOWNSTOWN AIRPORT (28N) AT 1254 EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 20. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET IN ALTITUDE, WITH WINGS LEVEL AND ENGINE RUNNING, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE AND DISAPPEARED INTO THE TREES.

AT THE SCENE, INSPECTORS IDENTIFIED ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHIN A 60 FOOT DIAMETER DEBRIS FIELD.  ANGLE OF IMPACT APPEARED NEAR VERTICAL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED TWO SEATS WITH SEATBELTS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND OBSERVED TWO 5-GALLON FUEL TANKS DISLODGED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  ONE TANK WAS LABELED ?MAIN TANK?; THE OTHER WAS LABELED ?AUX TANK?.

THE EVIDENCE OF TWO FIVE GALLON FUEL TANKS, TWO SEATS, AND VERIFICATION BY THE KIT MANUFACTURER, REVEALED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT IS A FIRESTAR KXP; AN EXPERIMENTAL-BUILT, LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT KIT, MANUFACTURED BY THE KOLB AIRCRAFT COMPANY, AND NOT AN ULTRALIGHT AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.  THIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FAA REGISTERED AND THEREFORE BLOCK 13A OF THIS REPORT IS MARKED "NONE" FOR REGISTRATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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