# Accident 20070906830729A: Amtr KITFOXIV, Cowen, WV, September 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cowen, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3678° N, 80.5617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3678&lon=-80.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93FD-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Furey John KITFOX IV (registry code 05620YM, https://openairdocs.org/model/furey-john-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIV
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 450 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070906830729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HEROLD FIELD (A PVT, GRASS STRIP LOCATED 12 NM, NE OF SUMMERSVILLE AIRPORT (SXL), ON A FAR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT, AND FLEW NE TOWARDS ANOTHER PVT GRASS FIELD NEAR WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING AT 3500 FT, A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE WOODEN PROPELLER, CAUSING BOTH BLADES TO DEPART THE HUB. PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED AN OFF-AIRPORT, EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 120 DEGREES, STRUCK A WIRE FENCE THAT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ROLLING OUT ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 040 DEGREES, THEN DROPPED OVER A 3.5 FOOT EMBANKMENT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED, HEADING 220 DEGREES.

## 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 MIA07CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA142), Sep 6, 2007: Furey Kitfox IV (N93FD), Cowen, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a bird resulting in separation of the propeller.

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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