Wolfe KITFOX V N818TW

Summary

On 27 April 2018 at about 18:16 local time, a Wolfe KITFOX V registered N818TW was involved in an accident near Kalkaska, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 April 2018 at 18:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Kalkaska, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Kalkaska City Airport (Y89)

Coordinates

44.6744, -85.2358

Aircraft

Wolfe KITFOX V

Registration

N818TW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kalkaska → Mackinac

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18LA150

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control that resulted in a stall/spin following climb from the departure airport.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The personal flight in an experimental amateur-built airplane was underway when witnesses observed the airplane in a spin and without engine power. The airplane impacted the ground about 4 miles south of the departure airport. The airplane wreckage exhibited features consistent with a counterclockwise spin. Although witnesses reported they did not hear engine noise, postaccident examination of the airplane confirmed flight control continuity and found no mechanical anomalies with the engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.