Accident SkyStar Kitfox Speedster N912JW,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358313
 
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Date:Monday 4 September 1995
Time:09:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic FOX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
SkyStar Kitfox Speedster
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N912JW
MSN: BCS104
Year of manufacture:1995
Total airframe hrs:33 hours
Engine model:ROTAX 912
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:San Luis Obispo, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:(KSBP)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 300 FEET INTO THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL ON RUNWAY 29 WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED IN THE DIRT, DAMAGING A WING.

Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX95LA324
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB LAX95LA324

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Revision history:

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