# Accident 19981128047219A: Amtr KITFOX, Gasport, NY, November 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Gasport, NY
- Airport: Royalton Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1909° N, 78.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1909&lon=-78.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9724F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9724F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: King Floyd J KITFOX IV (registry code 05623LF, https://openairdocs.org/model/king-floyd-j-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981128047219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EDT A HOMEBUILT KIT FOX, N9724F, S/N 1628, PILOTED BY FLOYD KING, HIT A DEER ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT ROYALTON AIRPORT (9G5), GASPORT, NY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE EXHAUST, COOLING SYSTEM AND PROPELLER. THIS ACCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 NYC99LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA030), Nov 28, 1998: King Kitfox IV (N9724F), Gasport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with a deer while landing.

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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