Yates Tom W KITFOX III N11TY

Summary

On 4 July 2025 at about 00:32 local time, a Yates Tom W KITFOX III registered N11TY was involved in an accident near Greenville, Kentucky, United States. One person was 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

4 July 2025 at 00:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Muhlenberg County (M21)

Coordinates

37.2290, -87.1519

Aircraft

Yates Tom W KITFOX III

Registration

N11TY

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

ERA25LA257

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the experimental amateur-built airplane reported that during takeoff, the tailwheel-equipped airplane began to veer to the right. He pulled the throttle back and the airplane briefly went left, then the right wing lifted, and the airplane drifted right again. The airplane went off the left side of the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. A postaccident examination revealed that the left main landing gear had twisted 90 degrees, and the normally outboard face of the wheel was facing aft. Whether the damage to the left main landing gear precipitated or was a result of the runway excursion was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.