# Accident 19970604047499A: Amtr KITFOXIII, Meadowgrove, NE, June 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Meadowgrove, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0197° N, 97.7295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0197&lon=-97.7295&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: AMTR KITFOXIII
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604047499A

## Narrative

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

(-16) OBSERVED FLIGHT WAS PART OF REEXAMINATION. AIRMAN HAD PRIOR INCIDENT WITH THIS AIRCRAFT. HE PREVIOUSLY DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCY IN TRICYCLE GEAR AIRCRAFT. THIS FLIGHT WAS TO DEMONSTRATE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT COMPET ENCY.

## 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 CHI97LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA158), Jun 4, 1997: Kohles Kitfox III (N515JK), Meadow Grove, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane.

## Other reports on N515JK (1)

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

- [Incident 19970106001329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970106001329I), Jan 6, 1997: Amtrdf KITFOX (N515JK), Norfolk, NE, Minor damage. Owner, builder, pilot ground looped on fourth flight of homebuilt.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.