# Accident 19991121041719A: Amtr KITFOXSPEEDS, Westminster, MD, November 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1999, 16:03 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Baugers Orchard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6503° N, 77.0397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6503&lon=-77.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N993DB-2001-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bates Donald R KITFOX SPEEDSTER (registry code 05623J2, https://openairdocs.org/model/bates-donald-r-kitfox-speedster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSPEEDS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991121041719A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT DEPARTED, AND CLIMBED TO A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 1,000 FEET MSL. AFTER FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE ONTO A 45 DEGREE DOWNWIND ENTRY AT 200 FEET AGL.  HE THEN SAW AN ULTRA LIGHT ON A CONVERGING HEADING.  HE BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, AND INITIATED A CLIMB.  ONCE CLEAR, THE PILOT BEGAN A TURN TO THE LEFT TO FOLLOW THE ULTRA LIGHT ONTO THE DOWNWIND, BUT WHILE TURNING, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED AN 'ACCELERATED STALL.'  THE PILOT ESTIMATES THAT AT THE TIME OF THE STALL THE AIRPLANE WAS NOSE UP APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES, AND BANKING TO THE LEFT APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES.                            (-23)PILOT ENTERED AN ACCELERATED STALL AND CRASHED WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL.

## 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 NYC00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA034), Nov 21, 1999: Bates Kitfox (N993DB), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering.

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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