Kaines KITFOX 2 N789MK
23 June 2001 · Mt. Morris, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 June 2001 at about 22:03 local time, a Kaines KITFOX 2 registered N789MK was involved in an accident near Mt. Morris, Michigan, 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 22:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt. Morris, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private
- Coordinates
- 43.1092, -83.6900
- Aircraft
- Kaines KITFOX 2
- Registration
- N789MK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mt. Morris → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of partial engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons. A factor relating to this accident was the tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that during the takeoff roll, everything seemed to be all right. He said he began to notice that the power was diminishing as he got further down the runway. He said that he was beyond the point where he could safely abort. He got about 30 feet into the air and realized the airplane was not going to sustain flight. The pilot decided to put the airplane down in a nearby pasture. During the landing attempt, the airplane's wing struck a tree and then the ground. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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