# Accident 19960928032969A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Pittsfield, MA, September 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1996
- Place: Pittsfield, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4276° N, 73.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4276&lon=-73.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211KF-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bins Tom KITFOX IV (registry code 05618VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/bins-tom-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960928032969A

## Narrative

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

NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE

## 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 NYC96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA190), Sep 28, 1996: Bins Kitfox IV (N211KF), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control, the airplane veering off the runway, and a subsequent nose over. The adverse wind condition…

## Other reports on N211KF (1)

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

- [Accident 20110925021919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110925021919A), Sep 25, 2011: Bins Tom KITFOX IV (N211KF), Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. On take off and climb out and at 400 feet the pilot heard a swish and pop noise from the engine. The pilot turned to teardrop back toward the runway with power…

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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