# Accident 20240307002549A: Kolb Company FIRESTAR KXP, Cave Junction, OR, March 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2024, 11:24 local time
- Place: Cave Junction, OR
- Airport: Illinois Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1117° N, 123.6813° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1117&lon=-123.6813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4443G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4443G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kolb FIRESTAR KXP (registry code 05904OL, https://openairdocs.org/model/kolb-firestar-kxp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KOLB COMPANY FIRESTAR KXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX 447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,025 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240307002549A

## Narrative

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

BASED ON EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS, PILOT DID NOT PERFORM A WALKAROUND AS HE NORMALLY DID PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.  FOLLOWING TAKE OFF, DURING CLIMB OUT, THE EYE WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND NOSE DIVED TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED FLAT TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY A 70 DEGREE ANGLE.  PILOT WAS FOUND DECEASED AT THE ACCIDENT 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 WPR24FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA104), Mar 7, 2024: Kolb Firestar KXP (N4443G), Cave Junction, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of potentially impairing…

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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