Deangelo KITFOX SPEEDSTER N122DP

Summary

On 28 September 1995 at about 21:30 local time, a Deangelo KITFOX SPEEDSTER registered N122DP was involved in an accident near Youngstown, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 September 1995 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Youngstown, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Youngstown Elser Metro (4G4)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Deangelo KITFOX SPEEDSTER

Registration

N122DP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO95LA099

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. A related factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft while carrying a passenger.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had just '...completed my 40 hours of solo time...' and was making his first flight with a passenger when the accident occurred. The pilot stated that he '...began the take off roll [and] the plane started to go slightly left. I apparently over controlled [the airplane and] the plane ground looped.... ' The pilot stated that his unfamiliarity with the 'possible quirks' of the airplane, and the additional weight in the airplane may have been factors in this accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.