ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235222
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| Date: | Friday 27 April 2018 |
| Time: | 14:16 |
| Type: |  SkyStar Kitfox Series 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N818TW |
| MSN: | V9908-072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 402 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental XIOF-240-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kalkaska, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kalkaska, MI (Y89) |
| Mackinac, MI (MCD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control that resulted in a stall/spin following climb from the departure airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Apr-2020 07:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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