19961224040149A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrdf Kitfox · Bar Harbor, ME · December 24, 1996

Date
December 24, 1996 · 10:15 local
Place
Bar Harbor, ME
Airport
Hancock County-Bar Harbor
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N922VR
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC97LA037
Reported as
Amtrdf Kitfox
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,520 total65 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Erratic nose high climbout then steep turn stalled and dived to ground. Had over pitched prop. Over gross.

As the FAA filed it

ERRATIC NOSE HIGH CLIMBOUT THEN STEEP TURN STALLED AND DIVED TO GROUND. HAD OVER PITCHED PROP. OVER GROSS.

NTSB investigation

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