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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Anderson Thomas C KITFOX SERIES 5 · Nipton, CA · April 4, 2024

Date
April 4, 2024 · 19:03 local
Place
Nipton, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N743JT
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR24LA121
Reported as
Anderson Thomas C Kitfox Series 5
Reported engine
Continental C90
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The FAA was not at the scene of the accident. The pilot provided photographics of the accident scene. Total of four photographics were taken showing the aircraft in an inverted (upside down) position. The photographics provided evidence of an oil leakage starting at the nose section traveling along the bottom of the aircraft to the tail section.

This report may be amended if additional facts regarding this event are discovered.

As the FAA filed it

THE FAA WAS NOT AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHICS OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE. TOTAL OF FOUR PHOTOGRAPHICS WERE TAKEN SHOWING THE AIRCRAFT IN AN INVERTED (UPSIDE DOWN) POSITION. THE PHOTOGRAPHICS PROVIDED EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAKAGE STARTING AT THE NOSE SECTION TRAVELING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TAIL SECTION.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL FACTS REGARDING THIS EVENT ARE DISCOVERED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N743JT · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.