# Accident 19900527017759A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Marlboro, MA, May 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Marlboro, MA
- Airport: Marlboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3432° N, 71.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marlboro Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3432&lon=-71.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989GB-1992-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bataller Gary KITFOX MODEL 2 (registry code 05616HQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/bataller-gary-kitfox-model-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 48 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527017759A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED IN SHALLOW POND. PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC90DNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA03), May 27, 1990: Bataller Kitfox (N989GB), Marlboro, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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