Myers KIT FOX SERIES VI N982KF
10 January 2005 · Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 January 2005 at about 22:50 local time, a Myers KIT FOX SERIES VI registered N982KF was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cleveland Municipal Airport (95F)
- Coordinates
- 36.2836, -96.4633
- Aircraft
- Myers KIT FOX SERIES VI
- Registration
- N982KF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tulsa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05LA053
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control and sufficient airspeed while performing an abrupt pull-up manuever after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The home-built experimental airplane was performing touch and go landings. One witness, who was located on airport property, observed the airplane flying "very low" to the ground at a "high rate of speed" (in ground effect) parallel to the runway. As the airplane reached the end of the runway, it "climbed steeply," started a left turn, and "spun" nose first into the ground. In a written statement, the 389-hour private pilot reported that he did "not have any recollection of the accident due to a head injury and/or medications." An FAA inspector, who examined the wreckage at the accident site, reported that the horizontal stabilator and electric trim for pitch control did not exhibit pre-impact anomalies. Additionally, a check of flight control cable continuity did not reveal abnormalities other than impact damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2005 | Cessna 152 | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | Oklahoma State University Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2005 | Debus/Mountain/Bowes DEBUS-CASST-SNOSHOO | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Steven L Mountain | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2005 | Nolen LITE SQUARED | Holdenville, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2005 | Robinson R22 | Owasso, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2005 | Robinson R44 II | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2005 | Beechcraft J35 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |