# NTSB Accident SEA03LA168
> **Nolen Kitfox Lite Squared** · 2003-08-12 · Homedale, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA03LA168
- **Event ID:** 20030814X01340
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-12
- **Location:** Homedale, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.610832, -116.918891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Nolen
- **Model:** Kitfox Lite Squared
- **Registration:** N222JN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs) just as the aircraft was becoming airborne during the takeoff roll. Factors include a gusty quartering tailwind, and the pilot's preflight decision to take off in the downwind direction, and the pilot's total lack of experience in this make and model aircraft.

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