Cory Green KITFOX SERIES 7 STI N188CG

Summary

On 31 March 2024 at about 00:40 local time, a Cory Green KITFOX SERIES 7 STI registered N188CG, operated by Bracher Farms, was involved in an accident near Hermiston, Oregon, 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

31 March 2024 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Hermiston, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Hermiston Municipal Airport (KHRI)

Coordinates

45.8287, -119.2604

Aircraft

Cory Green KITFOX SERIES 7 STI

Registration

N188CG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2021

Engines

1

Operator

Bracher Farms

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hermiston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC24LA022

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was 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 reported that he and the pilot receiving instruction were practicing takeoffs and landings in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. During takeoff, the pilot receiving instruction applied excessive right rudder and the airplane went to the right, he relieved the right rudder, and the airplane veered to the left, traveling diagonally across the runway. The flight instructor applied aft pressure on the stick to get the airplane airborne, simultaneously the pilot receiving instruction reduced the throttle to idle. The airplane bounced and impacted terrain and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage and wings. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.