# Accident 19970731020869A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Birchwood, AK, July 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4094° N, 149.1708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4094&lon=-149.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596AK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDF KITFOX
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 18 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970731020869A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING RETRACTED FLAPERONS SWERVED AND GROUND LOOPED. BENT GEAR AND WING SPAR. FIRST USE OF FLAPERONS.

## 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 ANC97LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA113), Jul 31, 1997: Iverslie KIT FOX (N596AK), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in the airplane.

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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