# NTSB Accident CEN16LA035
> **GLIMN Kitfox 2-3** · 2015-11-03 · Escanaba, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16LA035
- **Event ID:** 20151110X21143
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-11-03
- **Location:** Escanaba, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.722778, -87.093612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GLIMN
- **Model:** Kitfox 2-3
- **Registration:** N93TG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane owner's inadequate maintenance and servicing of the propeller gearbox, which  resulted in oil starvation, failure of the gearbox in flight, and a subsequent loss of propeller thrust. Contributing to the outcome was the airplane's low altitude at the time of failure, which precluded the airplane from reaching the runway.

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