# Accident 20250722020259A: Hartline J Bon HARTLINE KITFOX III, Logan, UT, July 22, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2025, 15:40 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan-Cache
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7900° N, 111.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7900&lon=-111.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N422K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hartline J Bon HARTLINE KITFOX III (registry code 9570360, https://openairdocs.org/model/hartline-j-bon-hartline-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARTLINE J BON HARTLINE KITFOX III
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,109 total, 50 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250722020259A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 28. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR25LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA227), Jul 22, 2025: Hartline J Bon Hartline Kitfox III (N422K), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in variable wind and high density altitude conditions.

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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