# NTSB Accident CEN21LA454
> **Kitfox IV** · 2021-09-24 · Ozark, AR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA454
- **Event ID:** 20210927103968
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-09-24
- **Location:** Ozark, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.6785, -93.7286
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kitfox
- **Model:** IV
- **Registration:** N161JB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inability to maintain altitude after the airplane encountered a downdraft while he intentionally flew at a low-altitude during a practice for a short-takeoff-and-landing flight competition.

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