Baker Victor R KITFOX N377KJ
9 February 2018 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 February 2018 at about 18:00 local time, a Baker Victor R KITFOX registered N377KJ was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carson City, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carson (CXP)
- Coordinates
- 39.1922, -119.7325
- Aircraft
- Baker Victor R KITFOX
- Registration
- N377KJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carson City → Carson City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA125
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot-receiving-instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor in the tailwheel-equipped experimental amateur-built airplane, reported that he was providing aircraft transition training and tailwheel training to the pilot. The pilot taxied to the runway and successfully completed three high-speed takeoff rolls. He then taxied into position for a normal takeoff, and the pilot requested that the flight instructor stay on the controls during the takeoff. The instructor reported that during takeoff with the pilot-receiving-instruction on the controls, as the airplane started to climb, the airplane drifted to the right and settled back to the ground. The instructor applied left rudder and attempted to continue the takeoff, but the right main landing gear collided with a drainage culvert. The airplane spun to the right and came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage fuselage. Both pilots reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2018 | Beechcraft A36 | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 2018 | Beechcraft 95 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Sheble Joseph F II | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2018 | Cessna T182T | Yerington, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 25 Apr 2018 | North Wing Uum SPORT X2-N | Pahrump, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2018 | CubCrafters CC11-160 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |