# Accident 20250703013449A: Yates Tom W KITFOX 3, Greenville, KY, July 3, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2025, 19:21 local time
- Place: Greenville, KY
- Airport: Muhlenberg County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2290° N, 87.1519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2290&lon=-87.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11TY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11TY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yates Tom W KITFOX 3 (registry code 05625KD, https://openairdocs.org/model/yates-tom-w-kitfox-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YATES TOM W KITFOX 3
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 65 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250703013449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA25LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA257), Jul 4, 2025: Yates Tom W Kitfox III (N11TY), Greenville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff.

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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