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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Mt Vernon, IL · July 30, 1996

Date: July 30, 1996 · 11:50 local
Place: Mt Vernon, IL
Airport: Mt Vernon-Outland
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8200Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA269
Reported as: Amtrdf Kitfox
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 424 total

N8200QRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 1997 · Van Winkle Larry R KITFOX IV-1200S/N 1847 Airframe modelVan Winkle Larry R KITFOX IV-1200

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What happened

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Became missing. Found 7DAYS later 4MI north of airport. Had crashed into trees. Had history heart disease. (-23) the aircraft crashed into woods approximately 2 1/2 miles north of the departure airport. The pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft burned. The cause is unknown. The NTSB investigation is continuing.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME MISSING. FOUND 7DAYS LATER 4MI NORTH OF AIRPORT. HAD CRASHED INTO TREES. HAD HISTORY HEART DISEASE. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WOODS APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 MILES NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT BURNED. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE NTSB INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA269Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMt Vernon, ILfailure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane.Jul 30, 1996 · Destroyed