# Accident 19861109054039A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Crawfordsville, IN, November 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1986, 17:20 local time
- Place: Crawfordsville, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0402° N, 86.8890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0402&lon=-86.8890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N371DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371DT-1989-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Turnbloom David E KITFOX (registry code 05613SV, https://openairdocs.org/model/turnbloom-david-e-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 0 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109054039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER AN ABORT. THE STUDENT WAS NOT ENDORSED TO FLY THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX01), Nov 9, 1986: Turnbloom Kitfox (N371DT), Crawfordsville, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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