# Accident 20230801014469A: George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3, Scottsburg, IN, August 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2023, 19:22 local time
- Place: Scottsburg, IN
- Airport: Scottsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6577° N, 85.7906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6577&lon=-85.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N815US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3 (registry code 05637Z2, https://openairdocs.org/model/george-stone-kit-fox-model-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GEORGE STONE KIT FOX MODEL 3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801014469A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/01/2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:16 PM EASTERN TIME, A KITFOX MODEL 3 AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM HONAKER AIRFIELD (3R8) SCOTTSBURG, INDIANA.  THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL BEFORE GOING INTO A DIVE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT AN APPROXIMATE 45 DEGREE ANGLE IN A CORNFIELD EAST OF THE RUNWAY.

A WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT REACHED TREE TOP LEVEL, DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND EXPERIENCED A STALL. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A DIVE AND IT APPEARED THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT OF A DIVE. THE WITNESS WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT BY THE SOUND OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REVING AT HIGH RPM'S AT THE IMPACT SITE.

## 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 CEN23LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA381), Aug 1, 2023: George Stone KIT FOX Model 3 (N815US), Scottsburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff that resulted in an 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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