# Accident 19960730020629A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Mt Vernon, IL, July 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1996, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IL
- Airport: Mt Vernon-Outland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3095° N, 88.9104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3095&lon=-88.9104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8200Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8200Q-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Winkle Larry R KITFOX IV-1200 (registry code 056014W, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-winkle-larry-r-kitfox-iv-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730020629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA269), Jul 30, 1996: Vanwinkle Kitfox (N8200Q), Mt Vernon, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane.

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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