Accident · 2025-07-22

NTSB case WPR25LA227 · HARTLINE J BON HARTLINE KITFOX III · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-07-22
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
HARTLINE J BON HARTLINE KITFOX III (N422K)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in variable wind and high density altitude conditions.

Source: NTSB case WPR25LA227

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingFlight instructor / CommercialNone68BasicMed (2024-07-02)1,109.7 total · 50.6 in this make/model · 926.3 as PIC · 41.3 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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