# Incident 19980729038229I: Amtr KITFOXI, Farmland, IN, July 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1998, 15:50 local time
- Place: Farmland, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1895° N, 85.1273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1895&lon=-85.1273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555KF-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luchtenburg Miles C KITFOX 1 (registry code 05628FE, https://openairdocs.org/model/luchtenburg-miles-c-kitfox-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXI
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980729038229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) KITFOX, N555KF LANDED IN A WHEATFIELD OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH A PASSENGER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED INTO A DRAINAGE DRAW IN THE FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ONE BLADE OF THE THREE-BLADED PROPELLER WAS BROKEN OFF. REF #31 - THE PILOT WAS UNCERTIFICATED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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