Shorethose KITFOX SERIES 5 N704LS
10 April 2005 · Cresent City, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 April 2005 at about 23:30 local time, a Shorethose KITFOX SERIES 5 registered N704LS was involved in an accident near Cresent City, Florida, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cresent City, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jim Finlay Farm (28FL)
- Coordinates
- 29.4417, -81.5831
- Aircraft
- Shorethose KITFOX SERIES 5
- Registration
- N704LS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Donalsonville → Cresent City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA05LA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Aircraft handling not maintained during the landing rollout. Factors include soft terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane developed a rough running engine and he elected to make a precautionary landing. He stated the touchdown and initial rollout was normal, however the airplane encountered a soft/muddy area on the runway and nosed over. In a written statement submitted to the NTSB, the pilot reported that the "airplane made [a] precautionary landing and after rollout -during taxi to get off runway- airplane encountered a soft muddy area and flipped over." The pilot's statement made no reference as to the cause of the rough running engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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