# Accident 19951001030629A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Battle Ground, WA, October 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1995, 14:50 local time
- Place: Battle Ground, WA
- Airport: Goheen Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7996° N, 122.4802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7996&lon=-122.4802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488WR-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rasmussen Wayne KITFOX MODEL 2 (registry code 05616W7, https://openairdocs.org/model/rasmussen-wayne-kitfox-model-2) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001030629A

## Narrative

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

POSSIBLY OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT RESULTED IN WOBBLY MUSH INTO TREES. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 SEA96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA001), Oct 1, 1995: Rasmussen Kitfox 2 (N488WR), Battle Ground, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with trees and the ground.

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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