Keskimaki Charles A KITFOX N89CK

Summary

On 27 March 2023 at about 22:40 local time, a Keskimaki Charles A KITFOX registered N89CK, operated by Baler Caleb, was involved in an accident near Rigby, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 March 2023 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Rigby, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Rigby (U56)

Coordinates

43.6438, -111.9282

Aircraft

Keskimaki Charles A KITFOX

Registration

N89CK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1990

Engines

1

Operator

Baler Caleb

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA144

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that the airplane swerved slightly to the left during landing roll on an instructional flight with a pilot receiving instruction at the controls. After the tailwheel touched the ground, the pilot receiving instruction attempted to control the left swerve with the right rudder. This resulted in the airplane veering to the right side of the runway and colliding with a snowbank. The airplane subsequently nosed over substantially damaging the fuselage, right wing strut and vertical stabilizer. The flight instructor 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.