# Accident 20240604012669A: Dennis T Kirby/Michael B Kirby MURPHY REBEL, Edgewood, NM, June 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2024, 08:43 local time
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0946° N, 106.1646° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0946&lon=-106.1646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79ZT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79ZT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dennis T Kirby/Michael B Kirby MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05640FH, https://openairdocs.org/model/dennis-t-kirby-michael-b-kirby-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DENNIS T KIRBY/MICHAEL B KIRBY MURPHY REBEL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240604012669A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/04/2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1559Z, PILOT WAS FLYING OWNED/OPERATED HOMEBUILT/EXPIREMENTAL REBEL EB AIRPLANE, ON A VFR PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT EDGEWOOD, NM AIRPORT (1N1).  THE FLIGHT WAS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ROTATION ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISTROYED. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

THE PILOT STATED HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON HIS EXPIRIMENTAL AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE CROSSED THE AILERON FLIGHT CONTROLS WHEN HE WAS MAKING ADJUSTMENTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT WITH CROSSED FLIGHT CONTROLS.

JRK 9/23/2024

## 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 WPR24LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA175), Jun 4, 2024: Dennis T Kirby/Michael B Kirby Murphy Rebel (N79ZT), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper installation of the aileron and flap control systems, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll and subsequent runway excursion.

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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