# Accident 19920724027309A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Shelburne, VT, July 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Shelburne, VT
- Airport: Shelburne Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3603° N, 73.2264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBURNE (VT8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3603&lon=-73.2264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N376GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376GC-1997-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chaffee George A KITFOX (registry code 05616VY, https://openairdocs.org/model/chaffee-george-a-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 1 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724027309A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST FLIGHT DOOR OPENED ON TAKEOFF. DISTRACTED AND UNSKILLED IN HOMEBUILT. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 BFO92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA115), Jul 24, 1992: George A Chaffee Kitfox II (N376GC), Shelburne, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION TO AN OPEN DOOR, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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