N596D – DEFELICI KITFOX III – 1994-03-20 NTSB Accident Report

On March 20, 1994, a Defelici KITFOX III (N596D) was involved in an incident near Oxford, IA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The failure of the pilot-in-command (CFI) to maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident was the inadvertent interference with the flight controls by the student pilot.

On March 20, 1994, at 1100 central standard time, a Defelici Kit Fox III, sustained substantial damage when it nosed-over after the pilot lost control of the airplane on landing at the Green Castle Airport, Oxford, Iowa. Neither the certified flight instructor nor the student aboard the airplane were injured. No flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

The flight instructor reported a gust of wind lifted the left wing as he was attempting to land, and the student's leg against the control stick prevented him from levelling the wings. He stated he told the student to get his leg off the stick, and attempted to land the airplane in a field beside the runway. He said the airplane nosed-over on touchdown.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI94LA120. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N596D.