# Accident 19950304003029A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Greeley, CO, March 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1995, 11:15 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4392° N, 104.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4392&lon=-104.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951BW-2004-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schmanski W C / Schmanski B T KITFOX III (registry code 05618M3, https://openairdocs.org/model/schmanski-w-c-schmanski-b-t-kitfox-iii) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304003029A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON REAR QUARTERING DOWN WIND LANDING. WAS BLOWN OFF RUNWAY INTO A HANGAR.

## 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 FTW95LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA132), Mar 4, 1995: Schmanski Kitfox III (N951BW), Greeley, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT.

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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