# Accident 19970830024849A: Amtrdf KITFOX, Rand, OR, August 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1997, 08:04 local time
- Place: Rand, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0698° N, 121.2503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0698&lon=-121.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N594KF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N594KF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Comeaux Mike KITFOX 1 (registry code 05625QX, https://openairdocs.org/model/comeaux-mike-kitfox-1) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830024849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BANKED RIGHT AND CRASHED. NO DETERMINING FACATORS WERE GIVEN.

## 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 SEA97LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA199), Aug 30, 1997: Comeaux Kitfox 1 (N594KF), Bend, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot-in-command's failure to ensure that directional control was maintained. A related factor was the private pilot's lack of total flight experience.

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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