# NTSB Accident CHI02LA156
> **Hale Kitfox Model III** · 2002-07-04 · Fairmont, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02LA156
- **Event ID:** 20020712X01111
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-04
- **Location:** Fairmont, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.660556, -94.415557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hale
- **Model:** Kitfox Model III
- **Registration:** N76WH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure by the pilot to obtain adequate clearance from the tree line, as well as a failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner.  A contributing factor was the tree line.

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