Gladstone KITFOX N191KF

Summary

On 18 April 2009 at about 21:33 local time, a Gladstone KITFOX registered N191KF, operated by David M. Long, was involved in an accident near Dubre, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 April 2009 at 21:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Dubre, Kentucky, United States

Coordinates

36.8408, -85.5639

Aircraft

Gladstone KITFOX

Registration

N191KF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David M. Long

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burkesville → Burkesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ERA09LA250

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness stated that he heard an airplane approaching his house; the airplane was about 200 feet above the trees. It made a left turn next to a creek and reversed its course. The airplane reversed its course again, and was observed above the creek coming back towards his home. The witness observed the fuselage of the airplane swaying from left to right and as well as the airplane making a steep left turn. He observed that the left wing of the airplane was perpendicular to the ground and the ground speed of the airplane appeared to be slow. The airplane continued in the steep left turn, reversed its course again, and leveled out. The wings on the airplane were observed to wobble, and the nose of the airplane pitched down. The airplane collided with the ground in a nose-down attitude and came to rest upright. The witness reported no change in engine noise during the accident sequence. No evidence of any preimpact anomalies was noted with the airframe, flight controls, or engine assembly and accessories.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.