# NTSB Accident CEN14LA251
> **SMYTHE DONALD F KITFOX CLASSIC IV** · 2014-05-24 · Slaughter, LA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14LA251
- **Event ID:** 20140527X11017
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-05-24
- **Location:** Slaughter, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.727222, -91.148612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SMYTHE DONALD F
- **Model:** KITFOX CLASSIC IV
- **Registration:** N998DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his attempt to takeoff in conditions under which the airplane was unable to attain a positive rate of climb and resulted in its failure to clear trees.

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