Old Guys Handle It Just Fine, Walk Away

Nearly a century and a half of life experience came together when a Kitfox IV (file photo) lost a significant portion of its prop on Monday. ANN News-Spy Darwin told us the instructor, 82 years young, and his 67-year-old student were uninjured after "part of the propeller came off." The Kitfox, a great short/slow lander, came down in an alfalfa field, snagged the gear a little, and upended. Only the most minor of injuries were reported.

**   Report created 3/4/2003   Record 3   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 95FT        Make/Model: EXP      Description: KITFOX 4 EXP
  Date: 03/03/2003     Time: 2100
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
  City: GLENDALE   State: AZ   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  ACFT REPORTED THE PROPELLER BROKE APART IN FLIGHT AND THE ACFT CRASHED IN A FIELD 4 MILES S E OF GLENDALE, AZ
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   Y
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: GEU METAR 2047Z 00000KT 10SM OVC180 14/03 A2993
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Cruise      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: GLENDALE, AZ                Dep Date: 03/03/2003   Dep. Time: 2120
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: NONE         Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: NORTH OF GLENDALE, AZ
  Last Clearance: N95FT MAKE STRAIGHT IN APCH RY19, RPRT 2MILE FINAL
  FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ  (WP07)                Entry date: 03/04/2003