# Accident 20220331004479A: Christopher A Phillips KITFOX SERIES 7, Crowell, TX, March 31, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2022, 09:38 local time
- Place: Crowell, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9999° N, 99.7570° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9999&lon=-99.7570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christopher A Phillips KITFOX SERIES 7 (registry code 056397E, https://openairdocs.org/model/christopher-a-phillips-kitfox-series-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTOPHER A PHILLIPS KITFOX SERIES 7
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 27 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220331004479A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 31, 2022, AT 0938 CDT, A KITFOX SERIES 7 BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N789RB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER FAILING TO ACHIEVE CLIMB PERFORMANCE DURING A CLIMB OUT FOLLOWING A LOW-APPROACH TO A PRIVATE RUNWAY LOCATED IN CROWELL, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY LOCATED AT 33°59'50.40"N/99°45'0.94"W AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.

## 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 CEN22LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA163), Mar 31, 2022: Kitfox 7 (N789RB), Crowell, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during low-level flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.

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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