Saturday, July 10, 2021

Kolb Flyer SS, N38KF: Accident occurred July 11, 2020 at Tampa North Aero Park (X39), Lutz, Florida









This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Tampa, Florida

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:


Location: Tampa, FL
Accident Number: ERA20CA244
Date & Time: July 11, 2020, 11:26 Local 
Registration: N38KF
Aircraft: Kolb KOLB FLYER SS
Injuries: N/A
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Kolb 
Registration: N38KF
Model/Series: KOLB FLYER SS No Series
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Amateur Built: Yes
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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

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Wreckage and Impact Information

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Ground Injuries: N/A
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Total Injuries: N/A
Latitude, Longitude: 28.13034,-82.460197 (est)

6 comments:

  1. WOW!!! Just when you have reached an age where you have seen and heard all the stupid possible...

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    1. That's why I keep reading KR after 10 years. There will inevitably be another moron making us shake our heads. Always. The possibilities of stupidity and aviation are endless.

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  2. CFI said no pre-flight, just get in and go? Someone needs to yank his cert. Entirely unacceptable.

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  3. Both of these written statements are completely fabricated lies. The owner of the aircraft didn’t have insurance on his airplane and created a story to screw over the CFI because he was going to be ah a complete loss. The student is also creating a fairy tale story as they both tried to sue the CFI and lost. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet folks.

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    1. Even if you remove the testimony from the owner and the student, the CFI overloaded the airplane and caused a crash by choosing to ignore W&B limitations. This alone is inexcusable coming from any aviator, and borderline criminal coming from a CFI.

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