Tipton Kitfox KITFOX IV N4287Y

Summary

On 17 June 2023 at about 16:30 local time, a Tipton Kitfox KITFOX IV registered N4287Y was involved in an accident near Odessa, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

17 June 2023 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Odessa, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Rollert Farm (29MO)

Coordinates

39.0096, -94.0005

Aircraft

Tipton Kitfox KITFOX IV

Registration

N4287Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1994

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA242

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown speed, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, the airplane touched down “slightly fast” and the airplane departed the end of the turf runway into an overrun area that had softer ground. When the airplane entered the overrun, it nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.