# NTSB Accident SEA97LA199
> **Comeaux KITFOX 1** · 1997-08-30 · BEND, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA199
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08756
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-30
- **Location:** BEND, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.069797, -121.250312
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Comeaux
- **Model:** KITFOX 1
- **Registration:** N594KF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The private pilot-in-command's failure to ensure that directional control was maintained.  A related factor was the private pilot's lack of total flight experience.

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