# Accident 20070526009189A: Amtr KITFOX41200, Spartanburg, SC, May 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9156° N, 81.9564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9156&lon=-81.9564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N613KF-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lidgard Richard 4-1200 (registry code 05606PR, https://openairdocs.org/model/lidgard-richard-4-1200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOX41200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070526009189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FEET INTO HIS TAKE-OFF ROLL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE PIC WAS OVERDUE HIS BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTINESS CERTIFICATE.

## 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 SEA07CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA136), May 26, 2007: Lidgard 4-1200 (N613KF), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot lost directional control of the airplane during takeoff. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane make/model.

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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