# Accident 19921024043159A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Longmont, CO, October 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1992, 11:01 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1700° N, 105.2109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1700&lon=-105.2109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130T-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marcy Doug KITFOX IV (registry code 05620BK, https://openairdocs.org/model/marcy-doug-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921024043159A

## Narrative

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

NEGOTIATED TO PURCHASE HOMEBUILT,TOOK OFF WITHOUT CHECK OUT. STALLED AND SPUN IN. SELLER ADVISED BUYER NOT TO FLY.

## 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 DEN93LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA007), Oct 24, 1992: Marcy Kitfox IV (N130T), Longmont, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPLANE.

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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