# Accident 19941210041259A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Ft Pierce, FL, December 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1994, 11:12 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6504° N, 80.2491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6504&lon=-80.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491WC-2013-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colvin W D KITFOX II (registry code 0561888, https://openairdocs.org/model/colvin-w-d-kitfox-ii) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 88 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941210041259A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART WET GRASS STRIP IN FRONT YARD. STRUCK A FENCE ON LIFTOFF AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 MIA95LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA036), Dec 10, 1994: Colvin Kitfox II (N491WC), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED WATER ON THE GRASS 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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