# Accident 19970621015349A: Amtr KITFOX, Concord, NC, June 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1997, 09:30 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4103° N, 80.6809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4103&lon=-80.6809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N582KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powell Sherman Blakstone III KITFOX IV (registry code 05620EP, https://openairdocs.org/model/powell-sherman-blakstone-iii-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621015349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, RAN OFF RUNWAY, RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. (-23) ON SATURDAY AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, INSTRUCTOR WAS MAKING FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT, FOR PURPOSE ON GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION.  ON TAKEOFF ROLL, WHEN TAIL WAS RAISED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT AND CONTINUED LEFT UNTIL IT GROUND LOOPED.  THE TAIL WHEEL STRUCK THE GROUND, BENDING THE ELEVATOR AND RUDDER INTO THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 MIA97LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA191), Jun 21, 1997: Sherman Powell Kitfox IV (N582KF), Concord, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control and his poor preflight planning preparation for allowing the pilot rated passenger to manipulate the throttle control. Contributing to…

## Other reports on N582KF (1)

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

- [Incident 19990528015569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990528015569I), May 28, 1999: Amtr KITFOXIV (N582KF), Indian Trail, NC, Minor damage. On may 28, 1999, at approximately 1400 hours EDT, I was preparing to depart goose creel airport (28A) for a short cross country flight to pageland, SC, (pyg)…

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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