NTSB Factual Report

On April 27, 2018, at 1416 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Kitfox V, N818TW, impacted terrain about 4 miles south of Kalkaska City Airport, Kalkaska, Michigan, after witnesses reported that the airplane was in a spin. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces. The private pilot and a passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight that was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight's origination and destination are unknown.