Richard Rank KITFOX 4 N248DR
9 May 2009 · Madison, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 2009 at about 21:00 local time, a Richard Rank KITFOX 4 registered N248DR, operated by Tony R Clark, was involved in an accident near Madison, Mississippi, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madison, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Madison (MBO)
- Coordinates
- 32.4386, -90.1031
- Aircraft
- Richard Rank KITFOX 4
- Registration
- N248DR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tony R Clark
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Madison → Madison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA285
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted formation takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was departing from runway 17 about 75 yards behind another airplane in tandem formation. During the takeoff roll, the lead airplane aborted the takeoff. The second airplane was near rotation speed when the pilot aborted the takeoff as well. Wanting not to get too close to the lead airplane, he departed the runway off the left side. The airplane became airborne, stalled, and the left wing tip impacted the ground, spinning the airplane and resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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