# Accident 19970510009909A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Greeley, CO, May 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1997
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.4398° N, 104.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4398&lon=-104.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950AW-1999-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero-West Flying Club KITFOX III (registry code 056186U, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-west-flying-club-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970510009909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD.

## 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 FTW97LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA189), May 10, 1997: Townsend Kitfox (N950AW), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine manufacturer's inadequate quality control by failing to install the harmonic balancer, causing the engine to fail catastrophically. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain on which to…

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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