# Accident 19900402007489A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Highwood, MT, April 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Highwood, MT
- Airport: Private Peterson Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5801° N, 110.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5801&lon=-110.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peterson G R II KITFOX MODEL 1 (registry code 05612KN, https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-g-r-ii-kitfox-model-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 664 total, 63 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900402007489A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN90LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA083), Apr 2, 1990: Peterson KIT FOX Model 1 (N87BS), Highwood, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN A STALL/MUSH.

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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