# NTSB CEN27LA040: Claridge Tommy J Kitfox IV, N51PM, Portwing, WI, November 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: November 9, 2026, 10:30, time zone not recorded
- Place: Portwing, WI
- Location: 46.7756° N, 91.3806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Wing, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7756&lon=-91.3806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27LA040
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204150/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA040

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Claridge Tommy J KITFOX IV, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=056330P), [All aircraft, 1,342 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51PM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51PM), registered now, S/N 1452, built 2025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLARIDGE TOMMY J KITFOX IV
- Registry model: [Claridge Tommy J KITFOX IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/claridge-tommy-j-kitfox-iv) (registry code 056330P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 91

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.

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