Longtin Kitfox Model III accident near New London, NH
On July 2, 2005, a Longtin Kitfox Model III (airplane) was involved in an accident near New London, NH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 2, 2005
- Place
- New London, NH
- Aircraft
- Longtin Kitfox Model III · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.404°N, 71.950°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050712X00988
NTSB summary
On July 2, 2005, at 1503 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Kitfox Model III, N795JL, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after taking off from runway 14 at Eagles Nest Airport (NH40), New London, New Hampshire. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a witness on a nearby golf course, the airplane took off toward the south, and the engine was "laboring." Once the airplane cleared some trees, it "turned hard" to the right, the nose rose, and the witness could see the underside of the airplane. It then appeared that the airplane continued to turn harder to the right, then entered a spin, and subsequently impacted the ground on the golf course vertically. Another witness, who was also on the golf course, stated that the first witness told her to look up, and when she did so, she saw the airplane spinning to the right until it impacted the ground. A third witness "saw the plane rise and bank right above the tree line. Lost airspeed and spiraled down nose first." A retired airline pilot stated to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that winds at the time were from the west, gusting to about 30 mph, and the windsock was "straight out." The airline pilot, who also had an airplane based at Eagles Nest, further stated that the pilots normally took off from runway 14 and landed on runway 32 because of the slope of the runway, but the policy wasn't "cut in stone." The acc
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor in the accident was the tail wind condition.
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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.
