Oden Weldon Pat KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER accident near Blackwell, TX
On July 20, 2014, an Oden Weldon Pat KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blackwell, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 20, 2014
- Place
- Blackwell, TX
- Aircraft
- Oden Weldon Pat KITFOX IV SPEEDSTER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.110°N, 100.400°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140720X25940
Official records · CEN14FA377
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 20, 2014, about 1130 central daylight time, an Oden Weldon Pat Kitfox IV Speedster, experimental amateur-built airplane, N622P, impacted terrain near Blackwell, Texas. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft was not registered and was privately operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at a private grass airstrip about one half mile from the accident site. According to the pilot's wife, the pilot left for the airstrip about 1000. He mentioned he was going to adjust the carburetor on the airplane's engine. When the pilot did not return home she contacted the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) about 1822. A search by DPS located the wreckage about 2015. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 71, held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane ratings. At his last medical examination on June 13, 2001, the pilot reported having 800 total flying hours and 25 hours within the 6 months preceding the medical examination. The pilot's limited third-class medical certificate expired on June 30, 2003. When the certificate was valid, it showed the limitation that the pilot must wear corrective lenses for near and distance vision. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONThe airplane, serial number ICS 132 was manufactured in 1995. The original registration was issued on November 18, 1994. On its expiration t
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control following a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
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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.
