# Accident 19920512014319A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Burlington/Mt V, WA, May 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1992, 14:35 local time
- Place: Burlington/Mt V, WA
- Airport: Skagit Regional/Bay View Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4603° N, 122.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4603&lon=-122.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7183H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7183H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Griffiths Robert KITFOX MODEL 2 (registry code 05616E8, https://openairdocs.org/model/griffiths-robert-kitfox-model-2) (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 ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512014319A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST DRIFTED AIRCRAFT ON LIFTOFF,COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, STRUCK A FENCE AND HIT 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 SEA92LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA096), May 12, 1992: Robert Griffiths Kitfox MOD II (N7183H), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY, AND HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN THE ABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH/GUSTY WINDS, AND A FENCE NEAR THE RUNWAY.

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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