Dykas KITFOX SERIES 7 N646FD

Summary

On 13 August 2012 at about 00:30 local time, a Dykas KITFOX SERIES 7 registered N646FD was involved in an accident near Monroe, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 August 2012 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

41.9596, -83.4303

Aircraft

Dykas KITFOX SERIES 7

Registration

N646FD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Monroe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA545

1 person was seriously injured.

The inadequate descent angle flown by the pilot during a final approach for landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a power line.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an approach for landing, the airplane impacted a marked power line that was about 27 feet high and about 360 feet from the runway at a private airstrip. When the airplane contacted the power line, it descended and impacted terrain about 75 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot thought that the airplane was high enough to clear the power line and stated that the accident could have been prevented if he had flown a higher approach and payed more attention to the location of the power line. The pilot stated that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.