George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3 N815US

Summary

On 1 August 2023 at about 23:22 local time, a George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3 registered N815US was involved in an accident near Scottsburg, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 2023 at 23:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Scottsburg, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Honaker Field Airport (3R8)

Coordinates

38.6577, -85.7906

Aircraft

George Stone KIT FOX MODEL 3

Registration

N815US

Category

Airplane

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

CEN23LA381

1 person was seriously injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff that resulted in an impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot attempted a personal flight in an airplane that did not have an airworthiness certificate. Additionally, he did not have any required student pilot solo endorsements for solo flight. A witness to the accident flight stated that the student pilot performed a successful airplane runup before takeoff. During the takeoff, the airplane lifted off when it was about halfway down the runway and climbed to about tree top level. A few seconds later, the right wing dropped, and the airplane descended into terrain in a nose-down attitude. The engine continued to operate after the impact until the witness turned the magnetos and fuel selector valve off. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane confirmed flight control continuity.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.