# NTSB Accident CHI98LA186
> **Sheets KITFOX II** · 1998-06-02 · GREENFIELD, IA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA186
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10235
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-02
- **Location:** GREENFIELD, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.300842, -94.450645
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sheets
- **Model:** KITFOX II
- **Registration:** N487JS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the initial climb airspeed not obtained/maintained after liftoff by the pilot in command.  A factor was the improper compensation for wind conditions by the pilot in command.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA186) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*