# Accident 19950822047039A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Pompeys Pillar, MT, August 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pompeys Pillar, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9102° N, 107.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9102&lon=-107.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532 (registry code 05612XQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-kenneth-j-kitfox-532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 66 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822047039A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LIFT FROM WHEAT STUBBLE STRIP. ABORTED LATE. RAN OFF END INTO DITCH. FLIPPED OVER. NEAR GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 SEA95LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA193), Aug 23, 1995: Hall Kitfox 1 (N87TJ), Pompeys Pillar, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. High density altitude, unavailabilty of aircraft takeoff performance data, and the short rough takeoff area were factors in the accident.

## Other reports on N87TJ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190830011579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190830011579A), Aug 30, 2019: Hall Kenneth J KITFOX 532 (N87TJ), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. On August 30, 2019, at approximately 0837 hours local, an experimental amateur built kenneth j Hall Kitfox model 532 aircraft departed the right side of runway…
- [Accident 19970222001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222001789A), Feb 22, 1997: Amtr KITFOX532 (N87TJ), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that he had 'monitored the weather at Billings' (located 5 NM south of the crash site). Winds at Billings near the time of the accident…

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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