# NTSB Accident ERA22LA016
> **Kitfox IV** · 2021-10-14 · North Canaan, CT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA016
- **Event ID:** 20211015104104
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-10-14
- **Location:** North Canaan, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.036786, -73.342561
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kitfox
- **Model:** IV
- **Registration:** N9259M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's mismanagement of the airplane's altitude, airspeed, and course during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power, which resulted in collision with trees and terrain. Contributing was the pilot’s inadvertent omission of stowing the carburetor choke before takeoff and in-flight after experiencing a partial loss of engine power.

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