Veatch KITFOX accident near Caldwell, ID
On September 4, 2011, a Veatch KITFOX (airplane) was involved in an accident near Caldwell, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 4, 2011
- Place
- Caldwell, ID
- Aircraft
- Veatch KITFOX · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.642°N, 116.636°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110904X20751
Official records · WPR11FA428
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 4, 2011, about 0830 mountain daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Kitfox 7, N624JS, was substantially damaged when it impacted airport property shortly after takeoff from Caldwell Industrial Airport (EUL), Caldwell, Idaho. The certified private pilot/owner and his wife, the passenger, received fatal injuries. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The pilot and airplane were based at Rio Vista Municipal Airport (O88), Rio Vista, California. The pilot and his wife departed O88 on September 2 for Idaho, where they visited relatives, and attended a Kitfox fly-in. According to information provided by Lockheed Martin Flight Services (LMFS), the pilot telephoned LMFS for a weather briefing, and he reported that he planned to depart EUL at 0830 on September 4, with a planned stop in Lovelock, Nevada, and a final destination of O88. A pilot in a Cessna who taxied out behind N624JS stated that at "exactly 0800" he observed N624JS take off from runway 12, climb to about 50 feet, and then heard the pilot announce he was making a "short landing" on the remaining runway. He observed N624JS land and turn off onto the runup area for runway 30. The Cessna pilot then departed runway 12. About 20 to 30 minutes later, the Cessna pilot heard the pilot of N624JS announce a "straight out" departure from runway 30. Review of track log data extracted from the accident pilot's handheld GPS unit confirmed the ta
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to prevent a low-altitude stall and spin following a complete loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff.
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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.
