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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Highwood, MT · April 2, 1990

Date
April 2, 1990 · 09:30 local
Place
Highwood, MT
Airport
Private Peterson Ranch
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87BS
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90LA083
Reported as
Amtrdf Kitfox
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
664 total63 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Practice short field takeoff. At liftoff, uncommanded roll to left. Crashed as left wing contacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. AT LIFTOFF, UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO LEFT. CRASHED AS LEFT WING CONTACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.