William Mc Glumphy KITFOX III accident near Cadiz, OH
On December 4, 1994, a William Mc Glumphy KITFOX III (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cadiz, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 4, 1994
- Place
- Cadiz, OH
- Aircraft
- William Mc Glumphy KITFOX III · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.260°N, 80.991°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02787
NTSB summary
On December 4, 1994, at 1210 eastern standard time, a Kitfox III, N345WM, built and operated by William S. McGlumphy, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, struck the ground after takeoff from Tappan Airpark Airport, Cadiz, Ohio. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. There was a fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight which operated under 14 CFR Part 91. One witness stated: Bill [McGlumphy] taxied out ahead of me from the hanger area. I heard his r.p.m. cycle as if checking the mags. The engine was running smoothly. I began my start-up and did not notice him actually take the runway other than taxiing by me...I taxied to the runway and "s" turned left to check the view of the runway, as I looked left I saw Bill's plane descending vertically in a very nose down attitude with no significant forward motion. The plane impacted nose first, bounced a few feet and began to burn from the engine area. Flame engulfed the entire plane in seconds. Another witnesses stated: ...The plane started to take off, everything appeared normal. The plane started to climb out normally. Then I saw the left wing drop, and the plane went behind the hanger, and I couldn't see the plane anymore, but I heard the crash.... The witness estimated the altitude where the wing dipped as 150 to 200 feet above the ground. According to the Ohio State Police report, the airplane impacted the ground 540 feet from the beginning of the takeoff roll and 187 feet left of the left edge of the runway. According to a letter from Mr. Jim Davidson, Principa
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and uncontrolled collision with the ground. A factor was pilot's lack of total experience in this make and model.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
