# Accident 19900807031529A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Grundy Center, IA, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 19:00 local time
- Place: Grundy Center, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3606° N, 92.7695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3606&lon=-92.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N790WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N790WC-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haren Naaman R KITFOX 1 (registry code 05616JT, https://openairdocs.org/model/haren-naaman-r-kitfox-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: 650 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807031529A

## Narrative

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

LATE IN ELECTING TO GO AROUND. COLLIDED WITH A GATE OFF END OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI90LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA222), Aug 8, 1990: Naaman Haren Kitfox 1 (N790WC), Grundy Center, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: GO-AROUND DELAYED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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