# Incident 20020704018219I: Amtr KITFOXIII, Fairmont, MN, July 4, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2002, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fairmont, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6606° N, 94.4156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6606&lon=-94.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hale William P KITFOX MODEL III (registry code 056032Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/hale-william-p-kitfox-model-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020704018219I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. FISHER STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING HIGH SPEED TAXI ON A BEAN FIELD ADJACENT TO HIS TEMPORARY RESIDENCE AND BECAME AIRBORNE. MR. FISHER STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A LINE OF TREES BORDERING THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE TREES AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT. MR. FISHER WAS NOT INJURED DURING THIS EVENT. MR. FISHER STATED THAT HE SOLICITED HELP FOR RESIDENTS FROM HIS TRAILER PARK TO HELP REMOVE THE CRAFT FROM THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A TRAILER ADJACENT TO HIS TRAILERHOME. SITE IS WELL OUTSIDE OF FAIRMONT CITY LIMITS AND OCCURRED ON RURAL FARMLAND PROPERTY. (.19) ON JULY 4, 2002, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT HALE KITFOX, MODEL III, N76WH, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT FAILED TO CLEAR A TREE LINE ADJACENT TO THE DEPARTURE FIELD AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING FROM AN ALFALFA FIELD EIGHT (8) MILES NORTH OF FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DESTINATION IS UNDETERMI                      NED AT THIS TIME. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## 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 CHI02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA156), Jul 4, 2002: Hale Kitfox Model III (N76WH), Fairmont, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to obtain adequate clearance from the tree line, as well as a failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. A contributing factor was the tree line.

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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