Amateur-built KIT FOX MODEL 2 accident near Jonesboro, Arkansas, June 14, 1992
On June 14, 1992 at about 9:00 pm local time, a amateur-built KIT FOX MODEL 2, registered N626KF, was destroyed in an accident near Jonesboro, Arkansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 14, 1992 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Jonesboro, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built KIT FOX MODEL 2 KIT FOX MO
- Registration
- N626KF · no longer on the register · serial 626
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A DAYLIGHT DEPARTURE THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED TO PULL THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE UP TO A HIGH ANGLE. THE AIRPLANE MADE A TURN TO THE RIGHT AND DURING THE TURN THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND ROLLED INVERTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 160 hours in all; 79 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, January 2, 2000
- Maximum gross weight: 950 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 582D1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: AWM West Memphis AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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