# Accident 20240723009569A: Lyman Lewis A KITFOX SERIES V, La Grande, OR, July 23, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2024, 09:45 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3094° N, 118.0198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3094&lon=-118.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53562, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53562) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lyman Lewis A KITFOX SERIES V (registry code 05628UV, https://openairdocs.org/model/lyman-lewis-a-kitfox-series-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LYMAN LEWIS A KITFOX SERIES V
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240723009569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING LEFT CROSS WIND FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN WORK WHEN HE A LOUD BANG IN THE COCKPIT AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE CONTINUED THE LEFT TURN TO LINE UP WITH A BEET FIELD FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING FINAL ROLLOUT THE BEET FOLIAGE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ITS NOSE AND ON ITS BACK DAMAGING THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER.

## 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 WPR24LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA260), Jul 23, 2024: Kitfox Series V (N53562), La Grande, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the propeller blades from progressive damage at the blade roots due to overtightening of the hub bolts.

## Other reports on N53562 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030927025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030927025789I), Sep 27, 2003: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5 (N53562), La Grande, OR, Minor damage. (-23) The instructor stated upon takeoff the student started to overcontrol the aircraft with right rudder. The instructor applied left rudder pedal to correct…

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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