Harms Robert M KIT FOX SE accident near La Porte, TX
On June 2, 2008, a Harms Robert M KIT FOX SE (airplane) was involved in an accident near La Porte, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 2, 2008
- Place
- La Porte, TX
- Aircraft
- Harms Robert M KIT FOX SE · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.670°N, 95.063°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080609X00815
Official records · DEN08LA098
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 2, 2008, at 1412 central daylight time, a Robert Harms, Kitfox Series V experimental airplane, N40120 impacted terrain one-half mile northeast of the La Porte Municipal Airport (T41), La Porte, Texas. The commercial pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The local flight departed T41 at approximately 1355. The pilot was flying with a potential buyer of the airplane, who was a pilot-rated passenger. The pilot was flying on behalf of the airplane's owner, who was not qualified to fly the airplane. After 10 to 15 minutes of flight, witnesses observed the airplane making a climbing left turn at approximately 1,000 feet when the airplane suddenly nosed over near vertical. The airplane impacted an open field at a near 45-degree angle and burned in post-impact fire. Air traffic control radar data shows the airplane making a left hand turn and airspeed slowing from approximately 80 knots to 61 knots during the last 90 seconds of data. Altitude information was unreliable. The pilot was the primary pilot for N40120 and had flown it with the owner for 45 minutes the morning of the accident. Prior to the morning flight, the pilot had not flown N40120 for approximately one year. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The 74-year old pilot occupied the right seat and held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-e
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent.
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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.
