Parsons KITFOX II N740GP
28 February 1999 · Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1999 at about 19:30 local time, a Parsons KITFOX II registered N740GP was involved in an accident near Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadow Lake Airport (00V)
- Coordinates
- 38.8491, -104.7199
- Aircraft
- Parsons KITFOX II
- Registration
- N740GP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN99LA044
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The airplane's encounter with a dust devil during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing on runway 15, and the right wing encountered a dust devil. He said that the right wing was picked up, and the airplane was rotated approximately 180 degrees. The airplane came to rest between the runway and taxiway. The left wing spar was bent and the left main landing gear was broken off.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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