ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343087
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 2023 |
| Time: | 19:22 |
| Type: |  Denney Kitfox 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N815US |
| MSN: | 815 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Honaker Field Airport (3R8), Scottsburg, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Honaker Field Airport, IN (3R8) |
| Honaker Field Airport, IN (3R8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot attempted a personal flight in an airplane that did not have an airworthiness certificate. Additionally, he did not have any required student pilot solo endorsements for solo flight. A witness to the accident flight stated that the student pilot performed a successful airplane runup before takeoff. During the takeoff, the airplane lifted off when it was about halfway down the runway and climbed to about tree top level. A few seconds later, the right wing dropped, and the airplane descended into terrain in a nose-down attitude. The engine continued to operate after the impact until the witness turned the magnetos and fuel selector valve off. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane confirmed flight control continuity.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff that resulted in an impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wave3.com/2023/08/02/plane-crashes-scottsburg-municipal-airport-pilot-airlifted-louisville-trauma-center/
https://www.wlky.com/article/homemade-plane-crash-scott-county-indiana-louisville/44706901#
https://www.wdrb.com/news/plane-crashes-at-scottsburg-municipal-airport-in-southern-indiana-police-say/article_3cfb398e-30d5-11ee-a1da-af9b6ae899b5.html
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192937
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2023 02:46 | Geno | Added |
| 02-Aug-2023 05:27 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 02-Aug-2023 14:05 | harro | Updated |
| 31-Aug-2023 10:26 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 10-Dec-2023 21:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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