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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Yates Tom W KITFOX 3 · Greenville, KY · July 3, 2025

Date
July 3, 2025 · 19:21 local
Place
Greenville, KY
Airport
Muhlenberg County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11TY
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA257
Reported as
Yates Tom W Kitfox 3
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total65 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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.

During departure takeoff roll, the left main tire turned 90 degress resulting in the aircraft making a left turn off the runway where it pitched down and ended up on its roof.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DEPARTURE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TURNED 90 DEGRESS RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT PITCHED DOWN AND ENDED UP ON ITS ROOF.

NTSB investigation

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