# Accident 19960526011609A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Bridgeport, AL, May 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1996, 13:10 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9409° N, 85.7104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9409&lon=-85.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7030G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7030G-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Jearld T KITFOX # 1 (registry code 0561634, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-jearld-t-kitfox-1) (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 ROTAX532
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 8 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526011609A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT CRUISE FLIGHT. WING COLLIDED WITH TREE DURING FORCED LANDING.

## 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 ATL96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA087), May 26, 1996: Sky Star Kitfox #1 (N7030G), Bridgeport, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Trees in the emergency landing area were a related factor.

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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