N915KF is a 2022 Kitfox Aircraft KITFOX SERIES 7 STI. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Rotax 915 IS rated at 135 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Washington, DC. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2022. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 4 years old
- 1 of 42 Kitfox Aircraft KITFOX SERIES 7 STI
2022
2021
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The pilot was taxiing for departure at a large international airport. As he taxied from the ramp toward the taxiway that he had been cleared to take to the departure runway, the right wing of his airplane lifted. The airplane’s left wing then contacted the ground, and the airplane began to slide across the ground. In a statement following the accident, the pilot described that he had inadvertently taxied into the jet blast of an airplane that was about 500 feet away, which he was unable to see because his view was obscured by another large airplane parked on the ramp. The pilot subsequently shut his airplane’s engine down, exited the airplane, and tried to hold its wing down and keep it from contacting the ground again. He described that the jet blast made it difficult to keep the airplane from tipping over again and that he was lifted in the air several times as he tried to hold the right wing down. After serval minutes, several individuals assisted the pilot with moving the airplane out of the jet blast. The airplane’s left wing spar was substantially damaged during the accident.
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