# Accident 20021112034329A: Amtr KITFOXIII, Littlerock, AR, November 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2002, 16:10 local time
- Place: Littlerock, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5278U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5278U-2003-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larson Robert C KITFOX III (registry code 05625QF, https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-robert-c-kitfox-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021112034329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2002, AT 1610 CST, A LARSON KITFOX III, EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N5278U, WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING AN INADVERTENT TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (PUMPKIN PATCH) NEAR LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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