# Accident 20240510012939A: Kjelsrud Gary KITFOX, Powell, WY, May 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Powell, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0000° N, 108.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0000&lon=-108.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605GK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605GK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kjelsrud Gary KITFOX (registry code 056161V, https://openairdocs.org/model/kjelsrud-gary-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KJELSRUD GARY KITFOX
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240510012939A

## Narrative

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

KITFOX II WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM GRASS FIELD ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.  PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND LIFTED OFF 300 FT INTO TAKE OFF ROLL.  ENGINE MADE TWO QUICK SPUTTERS AND LOST SOME POWER. AIRCRAFT WOULDN'T GAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO STOP, KEPT FULL POWER TO TRY TO CLEAR DITCH AND FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY. RIGHT GEAR STRUCK WOODEN FENCE POST AND WIRE FENCE.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR24LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA148), May 10, 2024: Kjelsrud Gary Kitfox (N605GK), Powell, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s adjustment of the carburetor to an incorrect setting, which resulted in partial loss of engine power during takeoff.

## Other reports on N605GK (1)

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

- [Incident 20200706007539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200706007539I), Jul 6, 2020: Kjelsrud Gary KITFOX (N605GK), Pahrump, NV, Minor damage. The pilot was practicing fast taxi procedures on runway 15. When he added power, the aircraft veered hard to the right and ran off the runway and crossed over…

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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