# Accident 20050410009849A: Amtr KITFOXSERIE5, Cresent, FL, April 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cresent, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4417° N, 81.5831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4417&lon=-81.5831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704LS-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shorethose Len KITFOX SERIES 5 (registry code 05609GI, https://openairdocs.org/model/shorethose-len-kitfox-series-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXSERIE5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410009849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAXI AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT WET TAXIWAY AND FLIPPED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE WET TAXIWAY WAS NOT EASILY VISIBLE DUE TO TALL GRASS.

## 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 SEA05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA073), Apr 10, 2005: Shorethose Kitfox Series 5 (N704LS), Cresent City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft handling not maintained during the landing rollout. Factors include soft terrain.

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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