SERS · Gibbs Kitfox IV · 2004-08-28 · Payson, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX04LA305
Event ID
20040901X01344
Type
Accident
Date
2004-08-28
Location
Payson, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.241664, -111.495002
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Gibbs
Model
Kitfox IV
Registration
N728KF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with terrain. Contributing factors to the accident were the turbulence and the gusting wind conditions.