# Accident 20251017018749A: Kitfox II, Spruce Pine, NC, October 17, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2025, 11:54 local time
- Place: Spruce Pine, NC
- Airport: Avery County/Morrison Field/
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9414° N, 81.9940° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9414&lon=-81.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8610X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8610X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kitfox II (registry code 05902AX, https://openairdocs.org/model/kitfox-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KITFOX II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251017018749A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 17TH 2025 AT 1154 EST N8610X, A KITFOX II, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR SPRUCE PINE NC. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

SAS TASK NUMBER T-EA68-FY26-0676

## 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 CEN26FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA022), Oct 17, 2025: Kitfox II (N8610X), Spruce Pine, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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