Kitfox SERIES 7 N775DZ
19 January 2026 · Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 January 2026 at about 17:33 local time, a Kitfox SERIES 7 registered N775DZ was involved in an accident near Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 17:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hillside (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 39.8443, -119.8553
- Aircraft
- Kitfox SERIES 7
- Registration
- N775DZ
- 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
- Reno → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR26LA087
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inability to maintain clearance from terrain during a go-around.
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 performed a stop-and-go in a dirt clearing with a slight upslope. The pilot attempted to land in the clearing a second time, but during the landing flare, the pilot realized that he was going to land about 50 to 100 ft past his previous landing point and observed large sticks and a dirt mound in the available landing area ahead of the airplane. The pilot said that he initiated a go-around by applying full power and noted that he did not have the performance while in the low energy state. Subsequently, the landing gear briefly contacted the ground and the left wing dropped before the airplane impacted terrain. During the accident sequence, the left wing, left flaperon, and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Kitfox SERIES accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2024 | Kitfox SERIES V | La Grande, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2024 | Kitfox SERIES 5 | Yucca Grove, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2021 | Kitfox SERIES 6 | Likely, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 2015 | Kitfox SERIES 7 | Hundwil, Switzerland | - | Unknown | - |
| 9 Aug 2014 | Kitfox SERIES 5 | Kamiah, Idaho, United States | Didier, Steven J. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2007 | Kitfox SERIES 5 | Kerrville, Texas, United States | Michael Stanard | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17 May 2026 | Diamond DA 40 | Oasis, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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