# Incident 19970106001329I: Amtrdf KITFOX, Norfolk, NE, January 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9855° N, 97.4351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (OFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9855&lon=-97.4351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kohles Jerry D KITFOX III (registry code 05603AP, https://openairdocs.org/model/kohles-jerry-d-kitfox-iii) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 2 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970106001329I

## Narrative

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

OWNER, BUILDER, PILOT GROUND LOOPED ON FOURTH FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT.

## Other reports on N515JK (1)

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

- [Accident 19970604047499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604047499A), Jun 4, 1997: Amtr KITFOXIII (N515JK), Meadowgrove, NE, Substantial damage. (-16) Observed flight was part of reexamination. Airman had prior incident with this aircraft. He previously demonstrated competency in tricycle gear aircraft.…

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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