Kitfox S7 N696CP

Summary

On 23 September 2021 at about 22:22 local time, a Kitfox S7 registered N696CP was involved in an accident near Hooper, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 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.

Date

23 September 2021 at 22:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Hooper, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Private (N/A)

Coordinates

41.1751, -112.1363

Aircraft

Kitfox S7

Registration

N696CP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2021

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ogden → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA356

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s excessive brake pressure which resulted in the airplane nosing over and coming to rest inverted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, he made a normal approach and landed a little fast about 1/3 of the way down the grass airstrip. As he reached the last 1/3 of the airstrip, he got nervous and applied the brakes hard. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted substantially damaging the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.