# Accident 19961027033729A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Cocoa, FL, October 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3191° N, 80.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3191&lon=-80.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11LG-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindberg Arthur M JR KITFOX IV (registry code 056023R, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindberg-arthur-m-jr-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961027033729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. HOMEBUILT STALLED ENTERED SPIN TRYING RETURN. RECOVERED STALLED. SPUN IN.

## 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 ATL97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA010), Oct 27, 1996: Lindberg Kitfox IV (N11LG), Merritt Island, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the failure of the pilots to maintain airspeed.

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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